How to get a Turkey visa from Cyprus?

If you are a Northern Cyprus national, you don’t need a visa for Turkey. If you are a Cyprus national, you need to apply for an eVisa to go to Turkey. But if you are a Cyprus national residing in Northern Cyprus, you can come to Turkey without a visa for 30 days. Nationals from other countries who are in Cyprus can get a visa to Turkey as well. The procedure depends on which passport they carry. You can see more details below or at Turkey eVisa.

How to get a Turkey visa from Cyprus?

Turkey receives every year almost three hundred thousand visits from Cypriots. Northern Cypriots don’t need a visa to come to Turkey. Cypriot people are eligible to apply for a Turkey visa. They can do it on Turkey eVisa.

Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus can stay indefinitely in Turkey

You don’t need a visa for Turkey if you have an identification document from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Northern Cypriots can stay in Turkey indefinitely. They can use a passport or just an identification card from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 

If you live in Northern Cyprus but you have a passport from Cyprus, you can visit Turkey for 90 days in any period of 180 days. You need to be a resident in Northern Cyprus. You also want to directly come by plane from Ercan International Airport. Or you want to come by boat from Famagusta, Gemikonağı, or Kyrenia.

Turkey visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of Cyprus

Citizens of Cyprus can get a Turkey visa at Turkey eVisa. When you want to find Cyprus in the list of countries, you need to look for ‘Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus’. You can get an e-visa for a single entry of 30 days. It costs 40 US Dollars.

The following are some of the criteria:

• A passport that is valid for at least 150 days beyond the date of entry into Turkey.
• An email address where they can get notifications about their pending e-visa application.
• A debit or credit card or any other payment method that is accepted by Turkey eVisa.

The process of obtaining a Turkish visa from Cyprus is rather simple. It begins with the applicant completing an online Turkish eVisa application.

Travelers want to enter some basic information into this application, at Turkey eVisa, such as:

• Surname and given name
• Birthdate and place of birth
• The number on the passport
• Dates of passport issuance and date of expiration
• Information about yourself, such as your email address and phone number

If you live in Northern Cyprus but you have a passport from Cyprus, you can visit Turkey for 90 days in any period of 180 days. You need to be a resident in Northern Cyprus. You also want to directly come by plane from Ercan International Airport. Or you want to come by boat from Famagusta, Gemikonağı, or Kyrenia.

Do I need a visa for Turkey from Cyprus?

If you are a Northern Cyprus national, you don’t need a visa for Turkey. You can stay in Turkey indefinitely. And you can enter Turkey with any identification document. That is an identity card or a passport of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

If you are a Cyprus national, you need to apply for an eVisa to go to Turkey. You can do that at Turkey eVisa. But if you are a Cyprus national residing in Northern Cyprus, you can come to Turkey without a visa for 30 days. You want to travel from Ercan International Airport or from the harbors of Famagusta, Gemikonağı, or Kyrenia.

Nationals from other countries who are in Cyprus can get a visa to Turkey as well. The procedure depends on which passport they carry. You can see more details below or at Turkey eVisa.

The above cover image shows somewhere in Northern Cyprus, Kyrenia, Cyprus. Photo by Norbert Kundrak on Unsplash