German Embassy in Ankara

The German embassy in Ankara is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:00, closing earlier on Fridays. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

Germany requires Turkish citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the German embassy in Ankara takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy in Ankara received 42,874 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 23,873. 18,875 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 44.1%. In 2024 it had been 32.0%: the rate rose by 12.2 points, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 25% compared with 2024 (57,031).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 27.1% (2023) to 44.1% (2025).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Turkey; this office handled 20% of their 217,627 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 15.5% and Izmir 15.7%, which makes Ankara the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Turkey, 14.6% of applications were refused in 2025; Germany’s rate worldwide was 13.1%. Germany received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 56.0% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

Besides the German embassy in Ankara, Germany has 9 other missions in Turkey. Consulates: Izmir, Istanbul and Antalya. Honorary consulates: Kayseri, Gaziantep, Bodrum, Trabzon, Edirne and Bursa. Turkey in turn has 17 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Berlin.

About the German embassy in Ankara

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Germany in Ankara. The head of mission on record is Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Ambassador.

Address and contact

Address: Atatürk Bulvarı 114, 06680 Ankara. The record for the German embassy in Ankara includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to Turkey

Turkey admits German citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the German embassy in Ankara is closed

The next closures of the German embassy in Ankara for public holidays in Turkey are New Year's Day (Yılbaşı) on Friday 1 January 2027 and Eid al-Fitr First Day (Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün) on Wednesday 10 March 2027 (date provisional); it may also close for Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German embassy in Ankara

Current procedures for the German embassy in Ankara, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the German embassy in Ankara

Within 1 km of the German embassy in Ankara there are 13 other foreign missions.