PRESS RELEASE OF THE EMBASSY CONCERNING RECENT MEASURES FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO TURKEY
1. Within the scope of the measures against the Covid 19 pandemic, the following decisions have been taken by the authorities of the Republic of Turkey regarding entry into Turkey, effective as of June 1, 2021.
2. All individuals entering Turkey by air, land or sea,
- those who submit a document issued by their relevant country's official authorities stating that they have been vaccinated at least 14 days prior to their arrival in Turkey
- and/or who have had the disease within the last 6 months before entry, will not be asked to present a negative PCR test report
- quarantine measures will not be applied.
3. If passengers departing from Belgium cannot submit a vaccine certificate or the documents proving that they have had the disease according to the stated rules,
- submission of a PCR negative test result made maximum 72 hours before the entrance to Turkey
- or negative rapid antigen test result made maximum 48 hours before the entrance to Turkey will be deemed sufficient.
4. On the other hand, people entering Turkey may be subjected to PCR test on the basis of sampling at their destination. In this context, passengers will be allowed to go to their final destination after the test samples are taken, and if the test results are positive, they will be treated in accordance with Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health COVID19 guidelines. Passengers with positive test results will be quarantined for 14 days at the addresses they shared and if the PCR test results to be made at the end of the 10th day are negative, the quarantine conditions will be terminated. The quarantine conditions of those who are found to have an Indian variant will be terminated with a negative result of the PCR test at the end of the 14th day.
5. There will be no PCR requirement and quarantine for the crew members of planes, ships and truckdrivers.
You may contact with our Consulate Generals for additional questions.
Monday - Friday
09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:00
+ 90 312 292 29 29