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Old 20 Apr 2013
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e-visa for Turkey

Although its available to buy visa stamps at all bordergates easily,
you can also pay your visa fee and get it online within minutes..

Your visa document will be sent to your Email afterwards..
Just print it out and keep..

Here is the link to government website for you for this purpose..
https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/

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It would seem that you now need to get an e-visa for Turkey as from April they will no longer issue them at the border. I just did mine online & was a very simple process, you get a 180 day, multi entry visa valid for 90 days in country for $20. Just print the emailed document & your sorted.

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Abd with a German passport, I believe nothing is required, just a stamp at the border.. is this correct?
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Merhaba,

1-No document required at gates for visa purposes..

2-German passport holders visa free for 90 days stay..just empty passport page needed for entrance and exit stamps if you will enter with your passport..If you are entering on vehicle, 180 days visa for the vehicle will also be stamped..

3-Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their national ID’s

1. Germany
2. Belgium
3. France
4. Georgia
5. The Netherlands
6. Spain
7. Switzerland
8. Italy
9. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
10. Lichtenstein
11. Luxemburg
12. Malta
13. Portugal
14. Greece




""In accordance with the new Law on Foreigners, the practice of obtaining visas upon arrival to points of entry to Turkey will begin to come to an end as of 11 April 2014. However, border authorities will maintain existing procedures for a certain transitional period, to include the 2014 tourism season.

Visas for touristic or business purposes can be obtained via the new Electronic Visa Application System (www.evisa.gov.tr). This system, which was launched in 2013, allows intending visitors to obtain their e-Visas in approximately three minutes online.
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3-- Visitors arriving to Turkey without visas will be able to obtain their e-Visas via interactive kiosks placed in Turkish airports.


Link to the gov. website where all information about visa fees, etc. is available in many languages.
Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Thank you Mehmet!

I became a German national in 2012, it's a better passport than my British one for travelling in this region. Looking forward to my first time in Turkey with the car this summer
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Although its available to buy visa stamps at all bordergates easily,
you can also pay your visa fee and get it online within minutes..

Your visa document will be sent to your Email afterwards..
Just print it out and keep..

Here is the link to government website for you for this purpose..
https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/

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Hi Mehmet,

A couple of us are meeting up in Istanbul around the 18/19th of May to continue east shortly after all the way to Mongolia. do you have any suggestions for a nice hostel where we could meet and stay a couple of nights, with safe storage for the bikes. We will be minimum 3, maximum 5 people.

Will appreaciate any good tips.

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@noel

Its very hard to recommend a place as expections and prices have many levels..But if you say, must be economic and close to the touristic part, I can write 1 at sultanahmet, and 1 at Taksim, both approved by my foreign friends several times..

If you are planning to stay at Sultanahmet which is the center of touristic İstanbul, can recommend antique hostel for a cheap solution and silent street..Roof is excellent..
Antik Pansiyon Istanbul Sultanahmet - Ucuz Istanbul Pansiyonu

Around this one, many hotels available with different qualities and prices serving to all levels of budgets...
This is the top hill area very close to st.sophia so you will not need to walk uphill to the center every day..

Parking is a problem but 2-3 bikes always park free in front of this building and there is a private parking lot very close..You will see it while walking down between blue mosque and sultanahmet park.

If you have to visit some consulates at the bosphorus area, can write another hostel close to Taksim Square so that you can reach embassy buildings in bosphorus area by 1 bus line..
Arch-ist Hostel - Beyoğlu / İstanbul

Booking online for both ok.
Hope helps...
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Its very hard to recommend a place as expections and prices have many levels..But if you say, must be economic and close to the touristic part, I can write 1 at sultanahmet, and 1 at Taksim, both approved by my foreign friends several times...
I guess you'r right but the info is good nonetheless. The Antik Hostel seems nice, I like the communal area and terras and wide range of rooms types.

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I guess you still have to do the motorbike import thing even though you have the e-visa?
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My credit card address is different from my home address on the vehicle registration form, will this cause complications when applying or when I take my vehicle in?

What do they ask for in the application and which details actually appear on the e-visa?
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Ah so for me no worries at all entering Turkey from Iran as a Dutchie. Great! See you in a month


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My credit card address is different from my home address on the vehicle registration form, will this cause complications when applying or when I take my vehicle in?

What do they ask for in the application and which details actually appear on the e-visa?
The e-visa is for you as a person so its based on your passport info. Your CC payment will be dealt with by a 3rd party and has no influence on the e visa as long as it all goes through OK. The whole process for me was very easy as a UK passport holder.
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@arow
I guess card address is not needed..As I remember, name,card number,expire date,civ number will be needed..(last 3 digits on backside)
Please share after you try if there is a difference..

Current visa information according to your citizenship.
Visa Information For Foreigners / Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Some fees for e-visa and gate visa.
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/KONSOLOSL...tarlari-en.pdf


All other fees and information available on e-visa link.
http://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/

page.1...:Select your country,choose your travel document,write down security verification, click save and continue,

page2...:fill your arrival date, you will see the fee, permitted period of stay and visa expire date that will be given. save and continue.

page3...:fill your personal information, save and continue.

make the payment by Mastercard/Visa credit or debit card.

Tip. Fill your tanks before entering as the 2.nd most expensive benzin/gas of the world will welcome you.

HUB forums have all information for enters and travels by vehicle in Turkey.All spesific questions always welcome.

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Thank you very much for your kind assistance Mehmet.

I'm not visiting until early next spring , so after looking at eligibility dates on their application web site will not apply just yet otherwise 180 day period will expire before I want to leave Turkey.

This 90 in 180 days visa situation is not like old days.

I'll post here when I do apply.
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Email gremlins: Quite common apparently from searching with google.

I filled the details online but their email confirmation link
for the application has not arrived even after resending it (Nothing to do with spam filter). The evisa application times out after an hour - Great!

I used the form on their site to contact them and promply received what looks like an automated reply suggesting that my email provider was at fault and I should try gmail or Hotmail (now Outlook dot com) and make a new application.

Well I signed up for an email account as suggested but I could have crossed the border several times by now.

Too tired now.... me and forms don't inhabit the same time and location in space too comfortably. Will try again tomorrow.

Read of one guy who made eight attempts before succeeding.
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