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Turkey’s revaluation rate of 27.83%, set on 3 November 2026, will also feed into the passport fee. If the rate is applied in full, from 1 January 2027 the fee for a 10-year Turkish passport rises from 13,410.40 TL to about 17,143 TL, or about 18,870 TL including the booklet. These are estimates calculated by the Turkish press: last year a presidential decision raised fees by less than the revaluation rate. This only concerns Turkish passport holders; if you travel on another passport, nothing changes for you. For Turkish citizens, a passport is required to cross to the Greek islands with the visa on arrival.
What happened?
- The rate is out: With Turkstat’s October data, Turkey’s revaluation rate for 2026 came in at 27.83%. Fixed fees under the Fees Law (Harçlar Kanunu), including the passport fee, are updated by this rate each year. We covered the effect on the departure fee in our 3 November report.
- The press calculation: Sabah (3 November, updated 4 November) and haber.aero, citing Sözcü (3 November), multiplied the 2026 amounts by 1.2783 and published the estimates below. Our own calculation gives the same result (rounded to whole lira).
- Why it is not final: The 2026 fees were set by General Communiqué No. 98 on the Fees Law, published in the Official Gazette of 31 December 2025 (issue 33124, 5th repeat). According to the communiqué, the revaluation rate that year was 25.49%, but Presidential Decision No. 10783 of 30 December 2025 raised fixed fees by 18.95%. A similar decision is possible for 2027; the final amounts will be known when the year-end communiqué is published.
| Validity | 2026 fee | 2027 estimate (27.83%) |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 6 months | 2,806.50 TL | about 3,588 TL |
| 1 year | 4,103 TL | about 5,245 TL |
| 2 years | 6,698.50 TL | about 8,563 TL |
| 3 years | 9,516 TL | about 12,164 TL |
| Over 3 years (up to 10) | 13,410.40 TL | about 17,143 TL |
The booklet charge comes on top: 1,351 TL in 2026. Sabah estimates about 1,727 TL for 2027; because the booklet charge is set separately from the fee, this figure is even less certain. According to the press, students under 25 enrolled in Turkey pay no fee, only the booklet charge.
What does it mean for travellers?
- For Turkish citizens planning to renew: The 2026 amounts apply until 31 December 2026. If the rate is applied in full, the difference for a 10-year passport is about 3,730 TL in fees, or about 4,100 TL including the booklet. Whether the payment date or the appointment date decides which year’s amount applies is something to ask the civil registry office before applying; we could not verify this.
- Passport validity for the visa on arrival: Ferry companies ask for a Turkish passport valid for roughly 3 to 6 months after your return. A passport that expires in spring 2027 may cause problems for an early-season crossing. How the programme works, and our tracking of what happens after April 2027, is on our Greek islands visa on arrival page.
- Total trip cost: The passport is a one-off cost; the Turkey departure fee is paid on every exit by Turkish citizens. Fares are on our ferry prices page, family totals in the trip cost calculator.
- Travelling on a non-Turkish passport: You are not affected by this fee.
We will update this report when the official 2027 communiqué is published.
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Sources
- Sabah: 2027 passport fees calculated (3 November 2026, updated 4 November)
- haber.aero (citing Sözcü): 2027 passport and departure fee estimates (3 November 2026)
- Fees Law General Communiqué No. 98, Official Gazette 31.12.2025 issue 33124 (5th repeat), copy on Alomaliye (accessed 5 November 2026)
- KPMG Vergi: fee amounts applicable from 1 January 2026 (2 January 2026)
- Milliyet: 2026 passport fees, increase of 18.95% (7 January 2026)
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