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Turkey visa for Kenyan citizens
What Kenyan citizens need to enter Turkey, with the official source for every fact.
Embassy visa
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.tr (opens in a new tab) · archived copy Aug 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab)You may not need this visa at all
Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ordinary passport holders of several visa-required nationalities can get a one-month single-entry e-Visa if they hold a valid Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or residence permit, for some nationalities provided that they meet certain conditions.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.tr (opens in a new tab) · archived copy Aug 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab)How to apply
How long you can stay
90 days in any rolling 180-day period
How the days are counted, with the official wording: Stay rules for Turkey · Work out your own dates in the stay calculator
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.tr (opens in a new tab) · archived copy Aug 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Driving on a Kenya license
Turkey and Kenya are both party to the 1968 Vienna Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Kenya is one Turkey is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Other entry requirements
- Passport validity — Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that, under article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the "duration of stay" of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. It also advises having a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.
- Travel insurance — Required
- Proof of funds — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Penalties in Turkey, compared with every country
No official source states a rule on: onward or return ticket.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Turkey entry requirements
The other way round
Turkish citizens travelling to Kenya: ETA. Kenya visa for Turkish citizens
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Turkey applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Kenyan citizens and to holders of these passports:
Ethiopia
MyanmarCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Turkey has a row in each.
- How countries count the days of your stay
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Countries that require travel insurance to enter
- Where a visa you already hold gets you in somewhere else
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- How much money you must be able to show at the border
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Turkey entry requirements · Everywhere Kenyan citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Kenyan citizens need a visa for Turkey?
Yes. Kenyan citizens need a visa issued before travelling; how to apply is below.
Sources & verification
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye — general information about Turkish visas (opens in a new tab)
- Turkish MFA — Passport validity requirements while entering Türkiye (Law on Foreigners and International Protection) (opens in a new tab)
Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection, art. 7(1)(b)
- Turkish MFA — Visa Information For Foreigners (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3); Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, 8 November 1968 (UNTS vol. 1042, p. 17)
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