Do Belarusian passport holders need a visa for Turkey?

By Saurabh Pathare · Travel Writer, Tripmojo · Updated August 31, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

No, but the allowance is smaller and shaped differently from the one most nationalities get. Belarusian passport holders are exempt for travel of up to 30 days at a time, and the total across the year must not exceed 90 days. Belarus is the only entry on the Turkish ministry’s page whose exemption is capped by the year rather than by a rolling 180-day window.

Quick facts

Visa-free

Visa required: No
Maximum per visit: 30 days
Maximum per year: 90 days in total
Passport types covered: Ordinary and official
Passport validity: 90 days, being the 30-day stay plus 60
Compare Russia: 60 days

Entry requirements

A Belarusian ordinary or official passport, valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay, which for a 30-day exemption means 90 days of validity.
No visa. The Turkish foreign ministry exempts ordinary and official passport holders for travel of up to 30 days.
A total of no more than 90 days of stay across the year, which the ministry states as a separate limit on top of the 30-day one.

Thirty days at a time, ninety days a year

The Turkish foreign ministry states that Belarusian ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visas for travel of up to 30 days, and that the total period of stay should be no longer than 90 days within one year. There is nothing to apply for and no fee, but there are two numbers rather than one.

The 30 days is the length of any single stay. The 90 days is the ceiling on the sum of them across the year. Three full-length visits use the annual allowance up, so a fourth trip inside the same year needs a residence permit or another basis for being there rather than the exemption.

Passport validity follows the shorter stay. Article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, no. 6458, asks for a travel document valid at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay. Because the Belarusian exemption runs 30 days rather than 90, the sum is 90 days of validity, which is the ministry’s own second worked example.

Good to know

Belarus is the only entry on the page counted by the year, which is why advice written for a neighbouring passport misleads. The phrase within 1 year appears exactly once across the ministry’s country entries, and it is this one. The other entries that name a window use either a 180-day period or a six-month one, the latter on thirteen entries including Albania, Kosovo, Qatar and Serbia. The neighbours are not a guide either, and not because they agree with each other: an ordinary Russian passport is exempt for 60 days, a Kazakh or Azerbaijani one for 90 days in any 180-day period, and a Belarusian one for 30. Four passports from the same neighbourhood, three different allowances, and only one of them counted by the year.
The two limits bite at different moments, and the smaller one usually bites first. Thirty days is a hard stop on any single visit no matter how much annual allowance is left, so someone with 80 unused days still has to leave on day 30. The 90-day annual total is what catches the frequent visitor instead: three full stays exhaust it, and the fourth trip in that year is not covered by the exemption at all. Both need watching, and they fail in different ways.
The passport validity requirement is smaller here than for most visitors, and for a reason worth understanding. Türkiye asks for the duration of stay plus 60 days. Because a Belarusian exemption is 30 days rather than 90, that comes to 90 days of validity at entry rather than the 150 a British or Ukrainian passport holder needs. The ministry publishes this exact case as its second worked example. It is one of the rare places where a shorter allowance is an advantage: a passport with four months left is fine for this trip and would not be for a longer one.
The ministry does not say when the year starts, and that gap matters if you plan close to the limit. The entry says the total should be no longer than 90 days within one year, without stating whether that is a calendar year or a rolling twelve months running from your first entry. The two readings give different answers for someone who spends 60 days in the autumn and wants 60 more in the spring. Nothing on the page resolves it, so confirm with a Turkish diplomatic mission before booking a trip that only works under the more generous interpretation.

Frequently asked questions

Do Belarusian citizens need a visa for Türkiye?

No. The Turkish foreign ministry exempts Belarusian ordinary and official passport holders from visas for travel of up to 30 days.

How long can a Belarusian stay in Türkiye?

Up to 30 days at a time, and no more than 90 days in total within one year. Both limits apply.

How does the Belarusian allowance compare with its neighbours?

Türkiye sets the exemption country by country and the answers differ. An ordinary Russian passport is exempt for 60 days, a Kazakh or Azerbaijani one for 90 days in any 180-day period, and a Belarusian one for 30 days per visit with a 90-day total across the year.

How much passport validity does Türkiye require from a Belarusian?

90 days at entry. The rule is the duration of stay plus 60 days, and the Belarusian duration of stay is 30.

Does the year run from January or from my first entry?

The ministry does not say. Confirm with a Turkish diplomatic mission before planning a trip that depends on the answer.

What happens after 90 days in a year?

The exemption is used up. Staying longer needs a residence permit or another legal basis rather than a further visa-free entry.

Other passports for Turkey

Other destinations for Belarus passport holders

Belarus passport holders visiting Egypt

Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 31 August 2026.

Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Visa Information For Foreigners", Belarus entry: "Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Total period of stay should be no longer than 90 days within 1 year." Measured across the raw page text, the phrase "within 1 year" occurs exactly once and it is this entry; the other entries that name a window use a 180-day period or a six-month one, the latter appearing in thirteen entries (Albania, Djibouti, Estonia, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Mozambique, Paraguay, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia). Read 2026-08-31. https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
Same page, the neighbouring comparisons. Russian Federation: "Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their touristic and business travels up to 60 days. Service passport holders are exempted from visa up to 30 days on condition that not to exceed 90 days within any 180 days period. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days." Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan each read: "Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa up to 90 days in any 180 day period." Read 2026-08-31. https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
Same page, "Passport Validity Requirements While Entering Türkiye in Accordance with Law on Foreigners and International Protection": under article 7.1b of Law no. 6458 a traveller should carry a travel document valid at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Example B on that page is that a 30-day duration of stay requires 90 days of validity at the time of entrance. Read 2026-08-31. https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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