The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Türkiye passport: rank 106 of 199
The Türkiye passport scores 50.4 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 107 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 109.4, rank 94).
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Investor Score
How the Türkiye passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 8.8 / 30 | 107 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 29% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.1 / 10 | Political stability 50/100 · rule of law 45/100 · embassies or consulates in 158 countries. |
| Investor Score | 50.4 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Türkiye passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free73
- Albania · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Azerbaijan · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belize · 90 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Brunei · 30 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia · 360 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran
- Jamaica · 90 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 90 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Malaysia
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 30 days
- Morocco
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Oman · 30 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 183 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Qatar · 90 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- South Africa · 30 days
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Syria · 90 days
- São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia
- Ukraine · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation5
- Mexico · 180 days
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
Visa on arrival29
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Kuwait
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Sudan
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
E-visa29
Visa required62
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Türkiye citizens can live and work
Türkiye citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Türkiye citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 50/100 · rule of law 45/100 · embassies or consulates in 158 countries.
Türkiye passport: common questions
How many countries can Türkiye passport holders visit without a visa? +
107 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 73 visa-free, 5 with an electronic travel authorisation and 29 with a visa on arrival. A further 29 offer an e-visa, and 62 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Türkiye citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Türkiye passport good for investors? +
It ranks 106 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 50.4 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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