Spanish Embassy in Ankara

The Spanish embassy in Ankara is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:30.

Turkish citizens need a visa for Spain, obtained before travel. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Spain.

2025 figures: 16,632 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s embassy in Ankara, and 14,937 visas were issued. 883 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.6%. The refusal rate fell by 6.7 points from 12.3% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications rose by 28% compared with 2024 (12,969).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 5.6% (2025) to 12.3% (2024).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Turkey; this office handled 30% of their 55,853 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 8.2%, which makes Ankara the lowest 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; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 7th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

29.2% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

Besides the Spanish embassy in Ankara, Spain has 4 other missions in Turkey. Consulates: Istanbul. Honorary consulates: Izmir, Antalya and İzmit. Turkey in turn has 6 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish embassy in Ankara

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Spain in Ankara. The head of mission on record is Maria Cristina Latorre Sancho.

Address and contact

Address: Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Caddesi 8, 06690 Ankara. The record for the Spanish embassy in Ankara includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Turkey

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

When the Spanish embassy in Ankara is closed

The next closures of the Spanish 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 Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish embassy in Ankara

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

Near the Spanish embassy in Ankara

Within 1 km of the Spanish embassy in Ankara there are 17 other foreign missions.