Slovak Consulate General in Istanbul

Turkish citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Slovakia. Whether the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2025 figures: 2,129 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Slovakia’s consulate general in Istanbul, and 2,030 visas were issued. 93 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.4%. The refusal rate rose by 1.7 points from 2.7% in 2024. Applications rose by 18% compared with 2024 (1,801).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.7% (2024) to 5.7% (2023).

Slovakia issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Turkey; this office handled 71% of their 3,003 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Ankara 11.8%, 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; Slovakia’s rate worldwide was 9.6%. Slovakia received the 25th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

69.0% 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 Slovak embassy in Ankara (351 km) is responsible. The Slovak consulate general in Istanbul is one of 11 missions of Slovakia in Turkey. Honorary consulates: Tarsus, Manavgat, Kusadasi, Kayseri, Izmir, Trabzon, Tekirdağ, İzmit and 1 more. Turkey in turn has an embassy in Bratislava.

About the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Slovakia in Istanbul. The head of mission on record is Alexander Sako. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Bambu Sokağı 6, 34330 Istanbul. The record for the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Slovak citizens travelling to Turkey

Turkey admits Slovak citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul is closed

Expect the Slovak 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 Eve (Štedrý deň) on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Slovakia.

Before visiting the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul

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

Near the Slovak consulate general in Istanbul

The Slovak consulate general in Istanbul has 18 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.