Hello, My wife & I will be returning back to Canada in last week of February from New Delhi, India. We are flying with Turkish airlines and have a connection for 3 hours and then again flying Istanbul to Vancouver with Turkish airlines. we will have a negative RT-PCR test done before departing from India. Will we have any issue for connecting flight or we should be fine to fly to Vancouver, Canada? kindly let me know
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Tuesday, November 30, 2021 11:04
Dear Chandan,
Passengers who have a flight connection or a transit do not need to submit a pcr test as long as they stay in the transit area.
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Aigerim – Tuesday, November 30, 2021 03:16
Hello! I will be traveling from Canada to Kazakhstan through Istanbul. I am a citizen of Kazakhstan and fully vaccinated (Pfizer). The transit in Istanbul is 2 hours. Do I need to provide PCR test results?
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Tuesday, November 30, 2021 11:06
Dear Aigerim,
Passengers who have transit in the istanbul airport do not need to submit a pcr test as long as they stay in the transit area.
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Doreen GRIMA – Tuesday, November 30, 2021 19:17
I am British,my husband Dutch and my brother Maltese. We are coming to Turkey for a three week holiday. We are all vacinated with boosters. Do we need a test to come to Turkey please?
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:34
Dear Doreen,
Passengers who hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to make a PCR test in order to enter Turkey.
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Sad – Tuesday, November 30, 2021 21:29
Hello. I'm a Canadian citizen visiting Turkey from end of Dec to early Jan, i am fully vaccinated.
1. Do I need a PCR test to enter Turkey? i think the answer is no but just confirming (i will have my proof of vaccination with me)
2. I will travel by plane from Istanbul to Antalya and Cappadocia, do we need PCR test for domestic flight? Does this depend on nationality? Because my wife has Iranian passport but she's also fully vaccinated
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:32
Dear Sad,
Fully vaccinated passengers who hold a vaccination certificate are exempted from the PCR test, in both domestic and international flights. Make sure you get your HES Code 24hrs before you land from the Turkey Entry Form. Check the following page for more details
https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code
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yooki – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 01:57
Hi, I'm south korean citizen who has been traveling in UK for 2 months, and I'm not vaccinated. I'm going to Istanbul soon, Do i just need to take PCR here and prepare for the online form and, no problem in boarding pegasus airline and arrive at sabiha airport at an evening time, and show the negative test result? And if so, PCR is only accepted and Not rapid antigen test which is cheaper than PCR?
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:25
Dear Yooki,
In order for you to enter Turkey when you're not fully vaccinated, you will have to submit a negative PCR test 72h at most before landing.
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Hardik – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 07:41
I have self-transfer at SAW airport. My travel plans are DEL-SAW (Airline A) and SAW-BER (Airline B). I need to self-transfer in 4 hours. Do I need to quarantine in SAW turkey? I will have to leave the transit area to self-transfer.
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:18
Dear Hardik,
In order to leave the transit area you will need to make a PCR test inside the airport, the result should be Negative for you to be able to self transfer.
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Mache Booysen – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:11
Good day,
I want to book a flight from South Africa to Basel, Switzerland with Turkish Airlines on 11 Dec 2021. This flight stops in Istanbul. I have been in SA for the past 14 days, however I hold a residency permit for Switzerland and need to return home. I am fully vaccinated with Pfizer. I am not sure if I am able to book this flight- is the airport allowing this direct flight from South Africa to stop in Istanbul? Do I need a test for transiting in Turkey? Thank you!
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 11:14
Dear Mache,
For passengers transiting in Turkey from South Africa need to stay in the transit area. For more details about flights coming from banned countries such as South Africa, you need to reach your flight operator for more information.
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Peacolor – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 12:22
What are prerequisites for Zimbabweans to enter Turkey. I want to travel during december
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Monday, December 6, 2021 11:05
Dear Peacolor,
Turkey is banning flights coming from Zimbabwe for this period of time due to the new COVID restrictions. We will be giving updates about the travel restriction in Turkey on our page.
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Vikas Gupta – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 12:43
Hi Team, I am coming with my family (5 year kid and my wife) to turkey on 10th december as a tourist. We are currently in ireland and have not gone outside ireland since last 9-10 months. We are fully vaccinated with pfizer (have a eu covid certificate). Our passport is indian but we have ireland visa/resident cards. Please confirm if we need rt pcr test result to enter turkey or proof of vaccination will suffice (both doses taken atleast 14 days before)?
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Monday, December 6, 2021 11:12
Dear Vikas,
Passengers who are fully vaccinated and hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to submit a PCR test to enter Turkey. All you need is to complete the "Turkey Traveler
Entry" webform and maintain the HES Code (health certificate) 72 hours at most before departing and presented at check-in and upon arriving.
Check the following page to get your HES code: https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code
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Aleksandr Egorov – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 14:01
We will come to Istanbul by plane from Russia in December 30th. We are fully vaccinated with Sputnik V. What should we have with us except certificate of vaccination HES code and passports? Should we have PCR made before our flight or full vaccination with Sputnik V is enough? Thank you!
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Istanbul Airport - Airport Online – Monday, December 6, 2021 15:27
Dear Aleksandr,
Passengers who are fully vaccinated and hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to submit a PCR test in order to enter Turkey. All you need is to complete the "Turkey Traveler Entry" webform and maintain the HES Code (health certificate) 72 hours at most before departing and presented at check-in and upon arriving.
Check the following page to get your HES code:
https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code
Hello, My wife & I will be returning back to Canada in last week of February from New Delhi, India. We are flying with Turkish airlines and have a connection for 3 hours and then again flying Istanbul to Vancouver with Turkish airlines. we will have a negative RT-PCR test done before departing from India. Will we have any issue for connecting flight or we should be fine to fly to Vancouver, Canada? kindly let me know
Dear Chandan, Passengers who have a flight connection or a transit do not need to submit a pcr test as long as they stay in the transit area.
Hello! I will be traveling from Canada to Kazakhstan through Istanbul. I am a citizen of Kazakhstan and fully vaccinated (Pfizer). The transit in Istanbul is 2 hours. Do I need to provide PCR test results?
Dear Aigerim, Passengers who have transit in the istanbul airport do not need to submit a pcr test as long as they stay in the transit area.
I am British,my husband Dutch and my brother Maltese. We are coming to Turkey for a three week holiday. We are all vacinated with boosters. Do we need a test to come to Turkey please?
Dear Doreen, Passengers who hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to make a PCR test in order to enter Turkey.
Hello. I'm a Canadian citizen visiting Turkey from end of Dec to early Jan, i am fully vaccinated. 1. Do I need a PCR test to enter Turkey? i think the answer is no but just confirming (i will have my proof of vaccination with me) 2. I will travel by plane from Istanbul to Antalya and Cappadocia, do we need PCR test for domestic flight? Does this depend on nationality? Because my wife has Iranian passport but she's also fully vaccinated
Dear Sad, Fully vaccinated passengers who hold a vaccination certificate are exempted from the PCR test, in both domestic and international flights. Make sure you get your HES Code 24hrs before you land from the Turkey Entry Form. Check the following page for more details https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code
Hi, I'm south korean citizen who has been traveling in UK for 2 months, and I'm not vaccinated. I'm going to Istanbul soon, Do i just need to take PCR here and prepare for the online form and, no problem in boarding pegasus airline and arrive at sabiha airport at an evening time, and show the negative test result? And if so, PCR is only accepted and Not rapid antigen test which is cheaper than PCR?
Dear Yooki, In order for you to enter Turkey when you're not fully vaccinated, you will have to submit a negative PCR test 72h at most before landing.
I have self-transfer at SAW airport. My travel plans are DEL-SAW (Airline A) and SAW-BER (Airline B). I need to self-transfer in 4 hours. Do I need to quarantine in SAW turkey? I will have to leave the transit area to self-transfer.
Dear Hardik, In order to leave the transit area you will need to make a PCR test inside the airport, the result should be Negative for you to be able to self transfer.
Good day, I want to book a flight from South Africa to Basel, Switzerland with Turkish Airlines on 11 Dec 2021. This flight stops in Istanbul. I have been in SA for the past 14 days, however I hold a residency permit for Switzerland and need to return home. I am fully vaccinated with Pfizer. I am not sure if I am able to book this flight- is the airport allowing this direct flight from South Africa to stop in Istanbul? Do I need a test for transiting in Turkey? Thank you!
Dear Mache, For passengers transiting in Turkey from South Africa need to stay in the transit area. For more details about flights coming from banned countries such as South Africa, you need to reach your flight operator for more information.
What are prerequisites for Zimbabweans to enter Turkey. I want to travel during december
Dear Peacolor, Turkey is banning flights coming from Zimbabwe for this period of time due to the new COVID restrictions. We will be giving updates about the travel restriction in Turkey on our page.
Hi Team, I am coming with my family (5 year kid and my wife) to turkey on 10th december as a tourist. We are currently in ireland and have not gone outside ireland since last 9-10 months. We are fully vaccinated with pfizer (have a eu covid certificate). Our passport is indian but we have ireland visa/resident cards. Please confirm if we need rt pcr test result to enter turkey or proof of vaccination will suffice (both doses taken atleast 14 days before)?
Dear Vikas, Passengers who are fully vaccinated and hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to submit a PCR test to enter Turkey. All you need is to complete the "Turkey Traveler Entry" webform and maintain the HES Code (health certificate) 72 hours at most before departing and presented at check-in and upon arriving. Check the following page to get your HES code: https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code
We will come to Istanbul by plane from Russia in December 30th. We are fully vaccinated with Sputnik V. What should we have with us except certificate of vaccination HES code and passports? Should we have PCR made before our flight or full vaccination with Sputnik V is enough? Thank you!
Dear Aleksandr, Passengers who are fully vaccinated and hold a COVID vaccination certificate do not need to submit a PCR test in order to enter Turkey. All you need is to complete the "Turkey Traveler Entry" webform and maintain the HES Code (health certificate) 72 hours at most before departing and presented at check-in and upon arriving. Check the following page to get your HES code: https://airport.online/istanbul-airport/en/hes-code