Greek Consulate General in Istanbul

Turkish citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Greece. Check with the Greek consulate general in Istanbul whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 169,025 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Greece’s consulate general in Istanbul, and 149,905 visas were issued. 18,862 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 11.2%. That is barely different from 2024 (11.9%). Applications fell by 8% compared with 2024 (183,156).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 11.2% (2025) to 18.1% (2023).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Turkey; this office handled 54% of their 310,920 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Izmir 11.5%, Edirne 3.1% and Ankara 27.1%. 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.

72.0% 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 Greek embassy in Ankara (352 km) is responsible. The Greek consulate general in Istanbul is one of 4 missions of Greece in Turkey. Consulates: Izmir and Edirne. Turkey in turn has 6 missions in Greece, its embassy being in Athens.

About the Greek consulate general in Istanbul

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul. The head of mission on record is Konstantinos Koutras. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Turnacıbaşı Sokak 22, 34433 Istanbul. The record for the Greek consulate general in Istanbul 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 consulate general in Istanbul is closed

Expect the Greek consulate general in Istanbul 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 consulate general in Istanbul

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

Near the Greek consulate general in Istanbul

The Greek consulate general in Istanbul has 15 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.