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Türkiye → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Türkiye
To
Bulgaria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Türkiye who live in Bulgaria: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

9,93920k19901995200020052010201520202024
9,93920k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990743
19951,377
20002,010
20052,822
20103,587
20158,130
202014,454
202419,877
Estimate, 2024
19,877
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
6.6%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
4
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Bulgaria's consulates in Türkiye

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Bulgaria's consulates located in Türkiye.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202448,90239,9285,25010.7%
200939,29437,4581,9164.9%

Applications by year

24k49k20092024
24k49k20092024
Data table
200939,294
202448,902
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Bulgaria

First residence permits issued by Bulgaria to citizens of Türkiye (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family1,824
  2. Work1,565
  3. Other reasons1,485
  4. Education281
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20255,1554900
20244,9935398524
20235,6316086868
20224,20549243805
20213,66534752844
20203,927302811,123
20194,947262041,317
20184,553102061,592
20174,06061102,018
20162,83841452,614
20152,55801793,310
20142,3471483,986
20131,0441324,778
20121,578219524
20111,335020
20101,510030
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,516
  2. EU Blue Card46
  3. Researchers3
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
40,399
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,103
Changed status into work, 2025
7
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
182
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
1,271
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Bulgaria in Türkiye, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAnkaramfa.bg
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Türkiye move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Türkiye, 2023
  1. Germany115,937
  2. Netherlands11,250
  3. Austria7,595
  4. United States7,580
  5. France6,780
  6. Belgium6,119
  7. Switzerland3,788
  8. Italy2,687
  9. Hungary2,208
  10. Canada2,070
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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