German Embassy & Consulates in Turkey

Germany has its embassy in Ankara, the capital; the address on record is Atatürk Bulvarı 114, 06680 Ankara. The head of mission on record is Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Ambassador. Its phone number and website are on its page.

Germany also has 2 consulates general in Izmir and Istanbul and a consulate in Antalya; career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Germany has 6 honorary consulates in Turkey, in Kayseri, Gaziantep, Bodrum, Trabzon, Edirne and Bursa; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Turkish citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Germany. In Turkey, applications go to the German embassy in Ankara or one of the consulates in Izmir, Istanbul and Antalya, or to a visa centre working for Germany.

In return, Turkey has 17 missions in Germany, including its embassy in Berlin.

Germany in Turkey

Worldwide, Germany has 571 missions in 191 countries; 10 of them are in Turkey.

Travel to Turkey for German citizens

German citizens can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days. In Turkey, German citizens can turn to the German embassy for passports and emergency help.

When German missions in Turkey are closed

German missions in Turkey close on Turkey’s public holidays, the next being New Year's Day (Yılbaşı) on Friday 1 January 2027, Eid al-Fitr First Day (Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün) on Wednesday 10 March 2027 (date provisional) and Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün) on Thursday 11 March 2027 (date provisional), and usually on some holidays of Germany, such as Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.