Schengen visas in Istanbul
Consulate city · Türkiye
- Country
- Türkiye
- Applications, 2024
- 735,246
- Refusal rate
- 13.8%
- Share of applications in Türkiye
- 62.6%
- Schengen states with a consulate here
- 18
Refusal rate13.8%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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Consulates in Istanbul, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications by Schengen state.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 183,156 | 161,037 | 21,852 | 11.9% |
| Germany | 119,595 | 97,341 | 22,084 | 18.5% |
| France | 105,024 | 90,668 | 14,328 | 13.6% |
| Italy | 78,226 | 71,608 | 6,534 | 8.4% |
| Netherlands | 60,060 | 52,557 | 6,855 | 11.4% |
| Spain | 31,449 | 28,552 | 1,371 | 4.4% |
| Hungary | 24,270 | 19,807 | 4,463 | 18.4% |
| Austria | 23,171 | 18,390 | 4,778 | 20.6% |
| Switzerland | 23,034 | 20,406 | 2,539 | 11.0% |
| Bulgaria | 21,981 | 17,506 | 2,392 | 10.9% |
| Sweden | 18,160 | 12,370 | 5,422 | 29.9% |
| Czechia | 14,451 | 11,258 | 3,187 | 22.1% |
| Belgium | 10,237 | 8,307 | 1,753 | 17.1% |
| Romania | 7,129 | 6,696 | 403 | 5.7% |
| Malta | 6,403 | 4,528 | 1,751 | 27.3% |
| Croatia | 3,849 | 2,652 | 1,141 | 29.6% |
| Poland | 3,250 | 2,817 | 429 | 13.2% |
| Slovakia | 1,801 | 1,753 | 49 | 2.7% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in Istanbul.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 344,269 |
| 2010 | 370,839 |
| 2011 | 417,856 |
| 2012 | 450,429 |
| 2013 | 515,690 |
| 2014 | 534,370 |
| 2015 | 582,426 |
| 2016 | 607,292 |
| 2017 | 617,627 |
| 2018 | 567,536 |
| 2019 | 585,996 |
| 2020 | 141,044 |
| 2021 | 169,098 |
| 2022 | 499,036 |
| 2023 | 670,936 |
| 2024 | 735,246 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 735,246 | 13.8% |
| 2023 | 670,936 | 15.8% |
| 2022 | 499,036 | 14.7% |
| 2021 | 169,098 | 13.3% |
| 2020 | 141,044 | 9.9% |
| 2019 | 585,996 | 7.9% |
| 2018 | 567,536 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 617,627 | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 607,292 | 3.7% |
| 2015 | 582,426 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 534,370 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 515,690 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 450,429 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 417,856 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 370,839 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 344,269 | 4.6% |
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