Turkey Digital Nomad Visa

Turkey's Digital Nomad Visa is for remote workers who earn their living from companies outside the country. It runs in three steps: a Digital Nomad Identification Certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's GoTürkiye platform, a visa from a Turkish visa center or consulate, then a residence permit from the Presidency of Migration Management.

• Status: active
• Who: citizens of 36 listed countries, aged 21 to 55, with a university degree
• Income: at least $3,000 a month, or $36,000 a year
• Local work: No. The employer or clients must be outside Turkey.

No government source gives a fee, a permit length or family rules for this route, so this page doesn't state any. The Turkey guide compares it with the other ways to stay longer.

The GoTürkiye platform sets these conditions for the identification certificate:

• Nationality: Citizens of the EU member states listed by the platform, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (36 countries in total).
• Age: 21 to 55.
• Education: University degree.
• Work: an employment contract with a company outside Turkey or, for the self-employed, business contracts with companies outside Turkey.
• Income: at least $3,000 a month or $36,000 a year. The annual figure is an alternative, not a monthly amount.

Cyprus is the one EU member state missing from the list, so the route isn't open to every EU citizen. Nationals of countries that aren't listed need another basis for a long stay, such as a short-term residence permit (Migration Management).

Scans uploaded to the GoTürkiye platform for the certificate:

1. A passport or travel document valid at least six months from the date of arrival in Turkey.
2. A diploma or certificate of degree showing the applicant is a university graduate.
3. Proof of remote work: the employment contract for employees, or business contracts for the self-employed, in both cases with companies outside Turkey.
4. A biometric photo.
5. A document proving income of at least $3,000 a month or $36,000 a year.

At the visa stage, the visa center or consulate asks for the certificate and "other required documents," which the platform doesn't list. Requirements such as insurance or a criminal record check can differ by mission, so the list from the mission handling the application is the one that counts.

Neither the GoTürkiye platform nor Migration Management publishes a fee for this route. The visa fee is charged by the visa center or consulate, and the residence permit has its own charges, which e-ikamet shows during the application.

Figures for a "digital nomad visa fee" on other sites don't come from a government source. Applicants should budget for:

• The visa fee at the mission.
• Residence permit charges on e-ikamet.
• Translations or certified copies if the mission asks for them.

Where to apply: First obtain the Digital Nomad Identification Certificate on digitalnomads.goturkiye.com, then apply for the Digital Nomad Visa at a Türkiye visa centre or consulate; the residence permit is then requested from the Presidency of Migration Management (e-ikamet).

1. Sign up on the GoTürkiye Digital Nomad platform and upload the documents.
2. The platform reviews them and, if they're sufficient, assigns a Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.
3. Apply for the Digital Nomad Visa at a Turkish visa center or consulate with the certificate and that mission's other documents.
4. Apply for the residence permit through e-ikamet. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said in its 2024 notice that the platform was being connected to Migration Management's systems.

No official processing time is published for the certificate, the visa or the permit.

No official source states how long the Digital Nomad Visa or the residence permit that follows it lasts, or whether it can be renewed. The one-year length quoted on some sites isn't in any government text.

The permit is a short-term residence permit under the Law on Foreigners and International Protection (Law 6458). Under those rules, a short-term permit isn't extended when its conditions stop being met or it's used for a purpose other than the one it was issued for (Migration Management).

The nomad route has no stated path to long-term residence or citizenship. Investors can look at Turkish citizenship through investment, which has its own rules.

The visa carries no tax regime of its own. Under Income Tax Law No. 193 (Article 4), a person who lives in Turkey continuously for more than 6 months in a calendar year is tax resident, and temporary trips abroad don't break the stay. The law uses six months, not a 183-day count.

Article 5 says foreigners who come for a specific temporary job, study, treatment, rest or travel aren't treated as settled even after six months. No official source says whether remote workers on this visa fall under that exception.

Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Since June 4, 2026, people who become tax resident after three calendar years with no domicile and no tax liability in Turkey can have their foreign income exempt for 20 years under Law 7582. The Revenue Administration sets the procedure. Anyone near the threshold should check their position and any tax treaty with an adviser.