Croatian Consulate General in Istanbul

The Croatian consulate general in Istanbul is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00.

Croatia requires Turkish citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Croatia.

2025 figures: 3,098 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Croatia’s consulate general in Istanbul, and 2,220 visas were issued. 787 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 26.1%. The refusal rate fell by 3.9 points from 30.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 20% compared with 2024 (3,849).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 22.4% (2023) to 30.1% (2024).

Croatia issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Turkey; this office handled 85% of their 3,663 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Ankara 17.5%, which makes Istanbul 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; Croatia’s rate worldwide was 18.5%. Croatia received the 22nd largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

68.8% 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.

For matters it cannot handle, the Croatian embassy in Ankara (352 km) is responsible. Besides the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul, Croatia has 3 other missions in Turkey. Honorary consulates: Izmir and Antalya. Turkey in turn has an embassy in Zagreb.

About the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Croatia in Istanbul. It is headed by Ivana Zerec, according to the records. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Oteller Sokağı 1, 34430 Istanbul. The record for the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Croatian citizens travelling to Turkey

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

When the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul is closed

The next closures of the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul 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 Remembrance Day (Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata) on Wednesday 18 November 2026.

Before visiting the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul

Current procedures for the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Croatian consulate general in Istanbul

The Croatian consulate general in Istanbul has 8 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.