Touring Fundamentals

Apart from citizens of Germany, Belgium, France, Georgia, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Greece, who are allowed to enter Türkiye with their national ID’s, citizens of all countries must carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the “duration of stay” of their visa, e- Visa, visa exemption, or residence permit. Depending on the passport type and country of origin, different visa regimes are applied. You can find further information regarding the visa regimes at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa. Foreign travelers will require, if any, a Tourist/Businessperson type visa, which for a fee can be obtained upon arrival to Turkish airports or online from the following website of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/) or from Turkish diplomatic missions abroad, which can be inquired at the following link: https://www.konsolosluk.gov.tr/Visa/Index. The visa fee might possibly be covered by the festival or organizer.



Foreign travelers visiting for under one month for cultural and artistic activities do not require work permit. Further details regarding work permits may be found here at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: https://www.mfa.gov.tr/general-information-about-turkish-visas.en.mfa. Personal income tax, social security contributions, unemployment benefits contributions, dividends and interests tax and inheritance and gift taxes are levied on individuals, while there are also corporate and several consumption (VAT) taxes. Turkey offers a variety of tax return and benefit schemes, free economic zones, wage and employer insurance subsidies, which provide tax discounts, returns and direct financial contributions under certain conditions. You can file your taxes by registering at the following website of the Revenue Administration: https://www.gib.gov.tr/en.



Under Turkish Labor Law, regular working hours is 45 hours in a week. The monthly minimum wage is 8.506,80 Turkish Liras.



All workers must be insured with the Universal Health Insurance, administered by the Social Security Institution, with the majority of insurance fees covered by the employer. In addition, there are many private insurers, which generally offer faster access to health services and a higher standard of care.