Spanish Consulate in Istanbul

The Spanish consulate in Istanbul is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–13:00.

Turkish citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Spain. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Spain.

2025 figures: 39,221 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s consulate in Istanbul, and 33,451 visas were issued. 2,998 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.2%. The refusal rate rose by 3.6 points from 4.6% in 2024. Applications rose by 25% compared with 2024 (31,449).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.9% (2023) to 8.2% (2025).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Turkey; this office handled 70% of their 55,853 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Ankara 5.6%, 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; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 7th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

22.9% 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.

The Spanish embassy is in Ankara, about 351 km away. Besides the Spanish consulate in Istanbul, Spain has 4 other missions in Turkey. Honorary consulates: Izmir, Antalya and İzmit. Turkey in turn has 6 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate in Istanbul

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Spain in Istanbul. The head of mission on record is Jose Antonio De Ory Peral. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Karanfil Aralığı Sokağı 16, 34330 Istanbul. The record for the Spanish consulate in Istanbul includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Turkey

Spanish citizens can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Spanish consulate in Istanbul is closed

The Spanish consulate 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 Spain such as Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate in Istanbul

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

Near the Spanish consulate in Istanbul

The Spanish consulate in Istanbul has 24 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.