What you need to enter Turkey with a Bahamian passport
Bahamian citizens need a visa for Turkey, but they can get it on arrival at the border.
- Minimum passport validity
- 60 days beyond the stay
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 18 August 2026
Verified practical details
You can get your visa on arrival in Turkey, but it's worth preparing the paperwork ahead of time:
Authorisation system
e-Visa (evisa.gov.tr)
Electronic visa for tourism or business, obtained at evisa.gov.tr. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets the type of e-Visa by nationality: for some passports it is a three-month multiple-entry visa, for others a one-month single-entry one, and some nationalities may only apply if they hold a valid visa or residence permit from a Schengen country, the United States, the United Kingdom or Ireland. It is only needed by the nationalities that Türkiye requires to hold a visa and accepts through this system.
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Fee
The fee depends on the country and type of your travel document, and the evisa.gov.tr portal shows it once you choose your country during the application. The only fee table the Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes ("Country fees for e-Visa" PDF) is dated 10 November 2014, so we give no figure.
Processing time
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the e-Visa is obtained online in about three minutes, after entering your passport and travel details and paying the fee.
Required documents
- A travel document valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay granted by your visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Holders of diplomatic or official passports, and citizens of the countries whose nationals may enter Türkiye with their national identity card, are exempt from this rule
- In practice, to enter on a 90-day permitted stay your passport must be valid for 150 days at the moment of entry (90 + 60)
- A valid visa or e-Visa, if your nationality requires one
Health insurance
Not mandatory for this destination.
When travel insurance is mandatory → Travel insurance policies ↓Transit rules
The permitted stay depends on nationality. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets it country by country: many visa exemptions allow 90 days in any 180-day period, but others stop at 30 days, and the e-Visa may last three months or one month depending on the passport.
More Turkey rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Turkey page:
Official portal: https://www.evisa.gov.tr. Destination data verified on 18 August 2026. Sources: mfa.gov.tr, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, "Visa Information For Foreigners" page (type and length of the e-Visa and of visa exemptions by nationality, issue in about three minutes, passport validity of 60 days beyond the stay and its exceptions) and "Country fees for e-Visa" PDF (dated 10 November 2014, discarded as out of date); evisa.gov.tr, frequently asked questions (the fee varies by country and type of travel document and is shown once you choose your country in the application); en.goc.gov.tr, Presidency of Migration Management (entry bans for overstaying); gumrukrehberi.gov.tr, Ministry of Trade (tobacco and alcohol allowances, per the July 2024 copy held by web.archive.org, and the TRY 185,000 or €10,000 cash declaration threshold); WHO and Spanish Ministry of Health (vaccinations); gov.uk entry requirements guidance (health insurance) (checked 29 September 2026).
Travel insurance for Turkey
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Turkey
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Turkey can enter the Bahamas visa-free. See the Turkey → Bahamas page.
Of the 13 passports from the Caribbean that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Turkey 1 enter visa-free, 8 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival and 4 need a visa. Same result as the Bahamas: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and Saint Lucia.
With a passport from the Bahamas, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Cyprus, Georgia, Palestine, Qatar and United Arab Emirates visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Syria; you need a visa for Kuwait and Yemen.
A passport from the Bahamas ranks 52 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 138 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Bahamian citizens need a visa for Turkey?
Yes, but you can obtain it directly upon arrival at Turkey's entry point.
How long does it take to get the entry permit?
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the e-Visa is obtained online in about three minutes, after entering your passport and travel details and paying the fee.
What minimum passport validity is required?
A travel document valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay granted by your visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Holders of diplomatic or official passports, and citizens of the countries whose nationals may enter Türkiye with their national identity card, are exempt from this rule
What currency is used in Turkey?
Turkish Lira (TRY).
What do Bahamian passport holders need for the countries near Turkey?
With a passport from the Bahamas, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Cyprus, Georgia, Palestine, Qatar and United Arab Emirates visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Syria; you need a visa for Kuwait and Yemen.
Related pages
See Turkey requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.