Quick answer
Most Indian passport holders need a sticker visa, applied for through the Turkish visa centre before travel — allow a few weeks. If you hold a valid US, UK, Schengen or Irish visa or residence, you may qualify for a Türkiye e-visa instead. Our visa desk can help with either.
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Türkiye visa options
Sticker visa through the Turkish visa centre
Most Indian passport holders
Our visa desk can apply for you
Türkiye e-visa
Holders of a valid US, UK, Schengen or Irish visa or residence
Our visa desk can apply for you
Fees are quoted in writing before you pay, with government charges and our fee shown separately. How our visa desk works.
Documents usually needed
- Passport valid for at least 6 months from your arrival date
- Visa form, photo and passport copies
- Hotel booking and return ticket (refundable until the visa is granted)
- Bank statements and proof of employment or business
Places of Islamic history
- Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Eyüp Sultan) — The Companion who hosted the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah
- Sacred relics at Topkapı Palace — Relics traditionally associated with the Prophet ﷺ and the Companions
- Süleymaniye and Sultan Ahmed mosques — Istanbul's great imperial mosques
Visiting with adab
- We visit the graves of the Companions and scholars as the Sunnah teaches: give salam, make du'a for them and move on. Our guides do not lead tawaf, touching or asking from the dead at any shrine.
- Mosque visits are timed around Salah; modest dress guidance is shared before every visit.
