countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. Visa policy map Visa free access Citizens of the following countries and territories who hold ordinary passports do not require a visa to visit Turkey for the durations described below for tourism or business purposes (unless otherwise stated). For visits of up to 90 days within a 180-day period, an identity card is accepted in lieu of a passport for citizens of some countries. Conditional visa free access and signed visa-free agreement which is yet to be ratified. Non-ordinary passport holders Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or service passports or laissez-passers issued by the following jurisdictions are allowed to enter and remain in Turkey for up to 90 days in a 180-day period (unless otherwise noted) (UN) Laissez-Passer holders who have blue UN travel documents shall be exempted from entry visa requirement for their official visits to Turkey for up to 90 days in a 180-day period, if they can certify their official assignment. Otherwise general visa provisions shall apply. Red UN Travel Document holders, shall be exempted from entry visa and may stay in Turkey 90 days within the preceding 180 days regardless of their purpose of visit. Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic passports were signed with in November 2018 and with in May 2019 and they are yet to come into force. Electronic Visas (e-Visa) Holders of passports of the following 29 countries and territories can apply and obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) for a fee prior to arrival. The duration of stay for most of these nationalities is up to 90 days (up to 30 days for some) within 180 days. Conditional e-Visa Citizens of these countries and territories are eligible to apply for a single entry e-Visa on which they can stay for up to 30 days only if meeting the conditions listed below: 1 – e-Visas are issued free of charge. Sticker visa required in advance without an exception Citizens of the following countries and territories are not eligible for any of the “Visa Free Access”, “Electronic Visa” or “Conditional Electronic Visa” schemes. Therefore they have to obtain appropriate type of visa for their intended visits in advance at a Turkish diplomatic mission: Visitor statistics Turkey issued 16,199,968 electronic visas between April 2013 and January 1, 2017. Acceptance rate was 87.79% as 18,452,733 applications were filed in