Greek Consular Office in Edirne

The Greek consular office in Edirne is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:30.

Greece requires Turkish citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Greek consular office in Edirne whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Greece’s consulate in Edirne received 49,953 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 48,379. 1,530 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.1%. In 2024 it had been 1.5%: the rate rose by 1.6 points. Applications rose by 33% compared with 2024 (37,571).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.5% (2024) to 3.1% (2025).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Turkey; this office handled 16% of their 310,920 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 11.2%, Izmir 11.5% and Ankara 27.1%, which makes Edirne 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; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 89.6% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

The Greek embassy is in Ankara, about 565 km away. The Greek consular office in Edirne is one of 4 missions of Greece in Turkey. Consulates: Izmir and Istanbul. Turkey in turn has 6 missions in Greece, its embassy being in Athens.

About the Greek consular office in Edirne

It appears in official lists as Consular Office of Greece in Edirne. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Şükrüpaşa Mahallesi 123. Sokak no:2, Edirne. The record for the Greek consular office in Edirne includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Greek citizens travelling to Turkey

Greek citizens do not need a visa for Turkey: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

When the Greek consular office in Edirne is closed

Expect the Greek consular office in Edirne to be shut on 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), and often on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Greece.

Before visiting the Greek consular office in Edirne

Current procedures for the Greek consular office in Edirne, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.