Dutch Embassy in Ankara

The Dutch embassy in Ankara is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00.

Turkish citizens need a visa for the Netherlands, obtained before travel. Whether the Dutch embassy in Ankara takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, the Netherlands’ embassy in Ankara received 39,125 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 35,120. 3,810 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.8%. In 2024 it had been 13.5%: the rate fell by 3.7 points. Applications rose by 6% compared with 2024 (36,946).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 9.8% (2025) to 14.6% (2023).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Turkey; this office handled 35% of their 110,441 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 8.6%, 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; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 4th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 51.1% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

Besides the Dutch embassy in Ankara, the Netherlands has 5 other missions in Turkey. Consulates: Istanbul. Honorary consulates: Marmaris, Izmir, Gaziantep and Antalya. Turkey in turn has 4 missions in the Netherlands, its embassy being in The Hague.

About the Dutch embassy in Ankara

It appears in official lists as Embassy of the Netherlands in Ankara. It is headed by Alle Tammo Sytse Dorhout, according to the records.

Address and contact

Address: YUKARI DİKMEM MAH. 639 CAD. NO:4 06550 ÇANKAYA, Ankara. The record for the Dutch embassy in Ankara includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Dutch citizens travelling to Turkey

Dutch citizens can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Dutch embassy in Ankara is closed

The next closures of the Dutch 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 (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch embassy in Ankara

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