German Consulate General in Izmir

No regular hours are on record for the German consulate general in Izmir, but an official note on hours or appointments is shown (in German).

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: 41,625 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in Izmir, and 35,005 visas were issued. 6,500 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.7%. The refusal rate rose by 4.0 points from 11.6% in 2024. Applications rose by 7% compared with 2024 (38,880).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 11.6% (2024) to 15.7% (2025).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Turkey; this office handled 19% of their 217,627 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 15.5% and Ankara 44.1%. 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; 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.

The German embassy is in Ankara, about 529 km away. Besides the German consulate general in Izmir, Germany has 9 other missions in Turkey. Consulates: Istanbul 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 Izmir

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Izmir. The head of mission on record is Dr. Kathrin Misera-Lang, Consul General. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Havuzbaşı Sokak 1, 35330 İzmir. The record for the German consulate general in Izmir 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 Izmir is closed

The next closures of the German consulate general in Izmir 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 Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Izmir

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