Ordinary passport, after 2010 also referred to as Maroon Passport. It is issued to Turkish citizens who don't qualify for any of the following passport types.
Special passport, also referred to as the Green Passport allows the bearer to travel visa-free to some countries, such as Côte d'Ivorie, Indonesia, the Philippines and Spain. As opposed to the regular passport, it is exempt from the passport fee and is only subject to the booklet fee. It is issued to;
*Retired First, Second or Third grade public servants.
*Mayors
*The spouse of special passport holders
*Unwed and unemployed children of special passport holders who live with their parents until they turn 25.
Service passport, also referred to as the Grey Passport. It is issued to;
*People who do not qualify for the Special or diplomatic passports, however, are assigned to travel abroad for official and/or government related purposes.
*Head judges of the judicial organs, and their deputies
*Diplomats
*Negotiators that are to deal with international issues
*Spouse of the diplomatic passport holders. However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.
*Unwed and unemployed daughters, and sons younger than 18 years of age of the diplomatic passport holders who live with parents. However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.
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Biometric passports
Turkish Biometric passports, compatible with the new ICAO standards, have been available since 1 June 2010. Applications for the new passports can be submitted online through the government's website . Passports are then sent via mail. The biometric passports have different coloured covers; regular passports in maroon and diplomatic passports in black, in compliance with ICAO standards. New biometric passports, compatible with possible future EU visa waiver access, will start to be printed in 2018 made out of a polycarbonate material.
Fees
A Turkish passport has been one of the most expensive passports in the world for many years. As a result of increasing public demands, the cost of ordinary passports was almost halved in June 2010. Despite the massive reduction, the Turkish passport remains one of the most expensive passports in the world and Australian. The passport law was then amended to increase the maximum validity of a passport from 5 to 10 years. It currently costs TRY1154.80 for a 10-year passport, including the compulsory booklet fee. In addition to the expensive passport prices, the Turkish state charges TRY50 from Turkish passport holders every single time they leave Turkey.
Visa requirements for Turkish citizens
Holders of an ordinary Turkish passport may travel without a visa, or with a visa received upon arrival, to 111 countries, as of 2020 according to the Visa Restrictions Index. The European Union is planning to introduce visa free travel for Turkish citizens in 2020, also Turkey is the part of US Visa Waiver Program "road map" status and eligibility to participate.
