How much does a Turkish residence permit cost in 2026?

Checked on 2026-10-25

You pay two amounts. The permit card fee is 964 TL in 2026 and applies to every nationality. The residence permit fee (harç) depends on your nationality under reciprocity agreements; some nationalities are exempt. The Presidency of Migration Management says e-İkamet calculates your exact fee when you complete the application, and you pay before the appointment.

Key facts

What	The law says	Source
Permit card fee, 2026	964.00 TL, for every nationality	Migration fees page; Regulation, art. 23(1)(c)
Residence fee (harç)	Set by nationality on a reciprocity basis; amounts differ by country	Migration fees page; Migration FAQ
General residence fee, 2026	348.10 TL per day up to one month (first month at least 653.70 TL and at most 3,359.90 TL per permit); 2,232.30 TL for each month after the first	Migration fees page
Who pays the general rate	The page says it applies to nationals of countries not in any country group: Serbia, Fiji, Norway, Northern Mariana Islands	Migration fees page
Exempt from the residence fee	Czechia, Denmark, Ireland, Kosovo, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkmenistan, TRNC, Palestine	Migration fees page
When to pay	Before the appointment, for first, switch and renewal applications	Migration FAQ
Students	No residence fee for students at Turkish schools or faculties	Migration FAQ

Two separate payments

The card fee is the price of the permit document itself. The regulation says each foreigner receives a separate document and pays a fee for it as a security paper, set by the Ministry of Finance (art. 23(1)(c)). The Presidency of Migration Management’s fees page gives 964.00 TL from 1 January 2026, based on the communiqué published in the Official Gazette of 24 December 2025 (No. 33117), and says no nationality is exempt.

The residence fee (ikamet izni harcı) comes from Fees Law No. 492. The Presidency’s page publishes the general 2026 rate from the Fees Law communiqué in the Official Gazette of 31 December 2025 (No. 33124). It also says the Ministry of Treasury and Finance sets the fees on a reciprocity basis, so the amount for your nationality can be different. The FAQ says e-İkamet calculates the amount you owe when you complete your application.

How to pay

The FAQ lists these options: online by credit card through e-İkamet, at tax offices that collect one-off taxes, at Ministry of Treasury and Finance cash desks, or at Ziraat Bankası, VakıfBank or Halkbank, giving your application number. The payment codes are 9207 for the card fee, 9233 for the residence fee and 9234 for the visa fee.

Lost or stolen card: you pay the full card fee and half the residence fee for the new one (Regulation, art. 23(4)).
First application after a visa-free entry: the e-İkamet document list also asks for a single-entry visa fee receipt, unless you are exempt.

Sources

Presidency of Migration Management: document fee and residence fee amounts (Belge Bedeli ve Harç Miktarı), 2026 checked 2026-10-25
Presidency of Migration Management: residence FAQ (İkamet Sıkça Sorulan Sorular), fee questions checked 2026-10-25
Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 6458, arts. 23(1)(c) and 23(4) (consolidated text, mevzuat.gov.tr) checked 2026-10-25
Presidency of Migration Management, e-İkamet: documents required for short-term residence permit applications, item 5 checked 2026-10-25

Change history

2026-10-25: Page created

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