British Embassy & Consulates in Turkey

At Şehit Ersan Caddesi 46, 06690 Ankara, the British embassy represents the United Kingdom towards Turkey. The head of mission on record is Jennifer Elizabeth Anderson. Its phone number and website are on its page.

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

The United Kingdom has 2 honorary consulates in Turkey, in Fethiye and Bodrum; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

The United Kingdom requires Turkish citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applicants in Turkey turn to the British embassy in Ankara or one of the consulates in Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya; many countries also use an outsourced visa centre.

In return, Turkey has 4 missions in the United Kingdom, including its embassy in London.

The United Kingdom in Turkey

Worldwide, the United Kingdom has 280 missions in 168 countries; 6 of them are in Turkey.

Travel to Turkey for British citizens

British citizens do not need a visa for Turkey: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free. In Turkey, British citizens can turn to the British embassy for passports and emergency help.

When British missions in Turkey are closed

British 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 the United Kingdom, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.