Short-stay visa (C) — tourism & visiting: Turkish citizen in Turkey → Greece
Turkish citizens need a Schengen short-stay visa for Greece — apply at the Greece visa application centre and give biometrics.
Uniform Schengen short-stay visa for tourism or visiting, applied for through Greece as the main destination.
- Validity
- The consulate decides how long it lasts. A first or occasional visa usually just covers your trip; the more you travel (with a clean record), the longer a multiple-entry visa you can get — up to 5 years (the EU visa cascade).
- Entries
- Single, double or multiple entry — shown on the visa as 1, 2 or MULT
- Max stay per visit
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period — this cap applies even with a 5-year visa
When to start
Start 30 days–6 months before your travel date.
Apply to Greece only if it is your main destination (longest stay).
Submit at least 15 days before travel and no earlier than 6 months beforehand.
The Schengen visa fee is €90 for adults and €45 for children aged 6–12; a separate service fee applies.
You may need to book an appointment at the visa application centre before lodging your application.
Attend the visa application centre in person to give your fingerprints and have your photo taken. Some categories of applicant are exempt.
Standard processing is about 15 days, extendable to up to 45 days if a closer look or extra documents are needed.
What you'll need
- Schengen application form — A completed and signed Schengen visa application form (signed by both parents for children under 18). ✓ verified
- Valid passport — No older than 10 years with at least 2 blank pages; include a copy of the data page and all pages bearing stamps/visas. ✓ verified
- Identity card copy — A copy of your identity card. ✓ verified
- Biometric photo — No more than 6 months old (3 months for children under 12). ✓ verified
- Travel medical insurance — Coverage of €30,000 / US$50,000, valid throughout the Schengen area for the entire stay or transit. ✓ verified
- Flight/travel reservation — Flight or travel reservations, or other proof of intended transport (special rules for private car/yacht travel). ✓ verified
- Hotel reservation — Hotel reservation whose dates match your ticket dates. ✓ verified
- Employment & company documents — Employer letter (trip purpose, dates, who bears costs), SGK social-security registration with barcode, your last 3 original payslips, plus company documents. Farmers/pensioners/students/unemployed have their own variants. ✓ verified
- Bank statements — Original, up-to-date online bank statements for the last three months. ✓ verified
- Turkish family book (Nüfus) — Extract of the Turkish family book (Nüfus) showing civil status, parents, spouse, children and siblings. ✓ verified
Where you'll apply
Where you'll apply in Turkey
Apply in your districtIn Turkey, Greece applications are handled via GVCW (Greece's exclusive provider) and decided by the Greek Consulate-General in Istanbul or the consulate in Edirne, depending on your province.
Getting a slot — book early · community-reported, checked 2026-06-13
- Slots are released in batches with no fixed public schedule — most often early morning local time, on Monday mornings, and around the 1st of the month.
- For popular consulates (e.g. France, Italy and Spain in big cities), a fresh batch can be gone within minutes — be registered and logged in before you look.
- Cancellations free up slots throughout the day, so check daily even when it shows ‘no availability’.
- Because of this, apply as early as you are allowed — up to 6 months before travel. Waiting until 1–2 months out often means no slots are left at all.
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Fees
Gotchas to watch
- Greece–Istanbul is among the highest-volume Schengen consulates — apply as early as possible.
- Apply through Greece only if it is your main destination.