| Turkey is a paradise of sun, sea, mountains, and lakes | | | | USA - CITIZENS ONLY |
| that offers the vacationer a complete change from | | | | A visa is required for all U.S. citizens entering Turkey. |
| the stress and routine of everyday life. From April to | | | | U.S. citizens may obtain their visas upon entry at any |
| October, most places in Turkey have an ideal climate | | | | point in Turkey or in advance from one of the Turkish |
| that is perfect for relaxing on sandy beaches or | | | | Consulates around the U.S. Please see the Jurisdiction |
| enjoying the tranquility of mountains and lakes. | | | | list of the Turkish Consulates for your state. Application |
| Turkey also has a magnificent past, and is a land full of | | | | for a business visa must be done ahead of time, |
| historic treasures from 13 successive civilizations | | | | before entering Turkey. |
| spanning 10,000 years. Even if you spend only a short | | | | The tourist visa is valid for a year starting from the |
| time in Turkey, you can see a lot of this great heritage. | | | | issue date. There are two different visa types. With a |
| There is no doubt that one visit will not be enough, and | | | | single entry visa, you can enter Turkey only once and |
| you will want to come back again and again as you | | | | stay up to three months. Multiple entry visa, on the |
| discover one extraordinary place after another. All of | | | | other hand allows you to enter and exit the country |
| them, no matter how different, have one thing in | | | | more than once within one year period specified on |
| common: the friendly and hospitable people of this | | | | your passport and you can stay in Turkey for three |
| unique country. | | | | months each time. |
| Real Estate Agents who once worked Spain are now | | | | Visas given at entry points are valid only for three |
| turning their future business plans to Turkey, with the | | | | months. Therefore, visas must be obtained in advance |
| figures so high in Spain of 1.5 million homes sold in the | | | | for visits lasting longer stays and for study, research or |
| last 10 years, prices soaring and cashflow and resales | | | | employment purposes. |
| on a downturn, Turkey has sold only to date a mere | | | | The passengers who do not leave the international |
| 90,000 homes. | | | | airports do not need any visas |
| With those figures in mind it doesnt take much to | | | | NON-U.S. CITIZENS |
| figure out the potential growth for Turkey. | | | | Non-U.S Citizens need to have to apply for their tourist |
| Turkey has provided big advantage to the investors | | | | or business visas in advance BEFORE going to |
| since it is a growing market and has friendly | | | | Turkey. Applicants should directly contact a Turkish |
| environment with one-stop investment opportunity. In | | | | Consulate in person, by mail or by a courier service. |
| the year 2002 its market share is 1.7 by visited 13.2 | | | | Please see the Jurisdiction list of the Turkish |
| million tourist and generated 8.5 million revenue. Those | | | | Consulates for your state. |
| figures were recorded 5% higher for 2003. | | | | CANADA |
| According to World Tourism Organization Turkey will | | | | Canadian Citizens can obtain a multiple-entry sticker |
| be the fastest growing country in tourism demands | | | | visa at the Turkish International Border Gates to stay in |
| with an annual rate of %10. | | | | Turkey for a maximum period of three months. If the |
| As it has been ranked in the world first fifteen | | | | planned stay exceeds three months or the individual |
| destination by 14 million visitors a year Turkey has tried | | | | intends to study, work or be engaged in any kind of |
| to offer different projects to have developed its | | | | gainful employment in Turkey, visa must be obtained in |
| accommodation facilities and tourism kinds. In order to | | | | advance by applying personally to Turkish Embassy in |
| diversify the tourism product Turkey has promoted the | | | | Ottawa. |
| sites located inland areas to those having different | | | | Is it safe to travel to Turkey? |
| taste than 3S (sea, sand and sun) combination and | | | | Turkey is one of the safest countries in the world in |
| coastal region as well. Currently, tourism activities in the | | | | which to travel, because its rate of crime is relatively |
| country are concentrated along Aegean and | | | | low in comparison to many Western European |
| Mediterranean coasts where about 80% of Turkey's | | | | countries. A few years ago, Interpol, the well-known |
| bed capacity exists. However investments have been | | | | international police association, ranked Turkey as the |
| made on accomadations are not sufficient to | | | | safest holiday destination in Europe for travelers. |
| correspond the future tourism demands that will be | | | | Naturally, we recommend that travelers to Turkey |
| directed to Turkey, therefore Turkey has a strong | | | | exercise the same precautions as anywhere else, and |
| desire to attract both the national and intenational | | | | be aware of security concerns that affect all |
| investors particularly in the regions mostly visited. | | | | international travelers. |
| IF you are Planning a Trip to Turkey: | | | | |