Turkey visa for South African citizense-Visa (tourism or commerce)
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Turkey visa for South African citizens
What South African citizens need to enter Turkey, with the official source for every fact.
eVisa
Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple-entry visas from Turkish representations abroad, or one-month single-entry visas at www.evisa.gov.tr.
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
Tourist/businessperson visa
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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 South Africa license
Turkey and South Africa are both party to the 1949 Geneva Convention & 1968 Vienna Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in South Africa 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 South Africa: Visa-free. Up to 30 days.
Compare 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 South African citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do South African citizens need a visa for Turkey?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling. Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple-entry visas from Turkish representations abroad, or one-month single-entry visas at www.evisa.gov.tr.
Sources & verification
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye — general information about Turkish visas (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye — visa information for foreigners (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)
- 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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