German Consulate General in Istanbul

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

2025 figures: 133,128 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in Istanbul, and 112,400 visas were issued. 20,633 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.5%. The refusal rate fell by 3.0 points from 18.5% in 2024. Applications rose by 11% compared with 2024 (119,595).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 15.5% (2025) to 21.5% (2023).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Turkey; this office handled 61% of their 217,627 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Ankara 44.1% and Izmir 15.7%, which makes Istanbul 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; Germany’s rate worldwide was 13.1%. Germany received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

For matters it cannot handle, the German embassy in Ankara (350 km) is responsible. The German consulate general in Istanbul is one of 10 missions of Germany in Turkey. Consulates: Izmir and Antalya. Honorary consulates: Kayseri, Gaziantep, Bodrum, Trabzon, Edirne and Bursa. Turkey in turn has 17 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Berlin.

About the German consulate general in Istanbul

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Istanbul. It is headed by Dr. Regine Grienberger, Consul General, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: İnönü Caddesi 10, 34437 İstanbul. The record for the German consulate general in Istanbul includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to Turkey

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

When the German consulate general in Istanbul is closed

The German consulate general in Istanbul closes on Turkey’s public holidays, the next being 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 usually on holidays of Germany such as Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Istanbul

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

Near the German consulate general in Istanbul

The German consulate general in Istanbul has 14 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.