Italian Consulate in Izmir

Italy requires Turkish citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the Italian consulate in Izmir takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, Italy’s consulate in Izmir received 20,721 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 18,895. 1,826 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.8%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 9.0%. The number of applications was almost unchanged (20,243 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 7.0% (2023) to 9.0% (2024).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Turkey; this office handled 26% of their 79,470 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Istanbul 17.1% and Ankara 16.2%, which makes Izmir 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; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 6th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 82.4% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkey.

The Italian embassy is in Ankara, about 520 km away. The Italian consulate in Izmir is one of 9 missions of Italy in Turkey. Consulates: Istanbul. Honorary consulates: Nevşehir, İskenderun, Güllük, Gaziantep, Bodrum and Antalya. Turkey in turn has 9 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate in Izmir

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Italy in Izmir. It is headed by Bianchi Daniele, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Şehit Fethi Bey Caddesi 55, 35210 İzmir. The record for the Italian consulate in Izmir includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Italian citizens travelling to Turkey

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

When the Italian consulate in Izmir is closed

The Italian consulate in Izmir 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 Italy such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate in Izmir

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

Near the Italian consulate in Izmir

Within 1 km of the Italian consulate in Izmir there are 22 other foreign missions.