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Türkiye · digital nomad visa · 2026

Türkiye's digital nomad visa

24months
Digital Nomad Visa and Digital Nomad Identification…Open · checked 2026-08-18 · goturkiye.com

Türkiye runs the Digital Nomad Visa and Digital Nomad Identification Certificate, an initial 24 months for remote workers earning $3,000 a month.

Next step

One email when the app can count this stay for you.

How we know

Every figure here is as goturkiye.com publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
Open
Visa
Digital Nomad Visa and Digital Nomad Identification Certificate
Initial stay
24 months
Renewal
Yes — the resulting short-term residence permit is issued for a maximum of two years each time under Law No. 6458, with extensions applied for within sixty days before expiry through the e-Residence system
Income required
$3,000 a month — Published as "monthly income of 3,000 USD or 36,000 USD annually" on the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Go Türkiye digital nomad page.
Who qualifies
Aged 21-55; monthly income of USD 3,000 or USD 36,000 annually; university degree; passport valid 6+ months; an employment or self-employment contract with non-Turkish companies; biometric photo. Open to nationals of 36 listed countries including the EU and EEA states, the UK, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Where to apply
Apply online for the Digital Nomad Identification Certificate on Go Türkiye, then present it at a visa centre or consulate for the visa. In Türkiye, the residence permit is applied for through e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr with an in-person appointment at the provincial migration directorate — missing the appointment without a valid reason counts as not having applied at all.
Official page
goturkiye.com
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

IMPORTANT ON DURATION: neither Go Türkiye nor the Presidency of Migration Management publishes a duration specific to the digital nomad route. The 24 months here is the statutory maximum per issuance for ANY short-term residence permit under Law No. 6458, and the Presidency's list of fourteen short-term categories does not name digital nomads separately — so treat it as the legal ceiling, not a published nomad-specific term; a shorter first grant is possible. Tax treatment and family provisions are not published for this route, so both are null rather than assumed.

What it means for your tax days

A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Türkiye's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way.

Sources

Questions people ask about Türkiye

Does Türkiye have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Türkiye runs the Digital Nomad Visa and Digital Nomad Identification Certificate, which grants an initial stay of 24 months (yes — the resulting short-term residence permit is issued for a maximum of two years each time under law no. 6458, with extensions applied for within sixty days before expiry through the e-residence system). Checked 18 August 2026 against goturkiye.com.

How much do you need to earn for the Türkiye digital nomad visa?

$3,000 a month — Published as "monthly income of 3,000 USD or 36,000 USD annually" on the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Go Türkiye digital nomad page.. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply.

How long can you stay on the Türkiye digital nomad visa?

24 months on the initial permission; yes — the resulting short-term residence permit is issued for a maximum of two years each time under law no. 6458, with extensions applied for within sixty days before expiry through the e-residence system. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out.

Does a digital nomad visa in Türkiye make you tax resident?

A visa and tax residency are different things: the visa lets you stay, the tax rules follow the days you actually spend. Check Türkiye's tax authority for the day test that applies to you.

How does Stretch help with the Türkiye digital nomad visa?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Türkiye, the rest of it

Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.