🇹🇷 Turkey: visas, tax & cost of living

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

The UK decides residence with its Statutory Residence Test (days in the UK plus your ties). As a non-resident you are usually taxed only on UK income; where one exists, a double-tax treaty with the destination decides who taxes what.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 1988

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to short stays. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

The US taxes its citizens on worldwide income wherever you live, so you keep filing US returns abroad. The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and the foreign tax credit are what stop you being taxed twice.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 1997

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You need a visa, arranged at a consulate before you travel. Plan ahead: gather the documents, book the appointment, and allow time for processing.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

India taxes residents on worldwide income; your status depends on the days you spend in India (broadly 182 or more in the year). As a non-resident (NRI) you are taxed only on Indian-source income, and the relevant double-tax treaty allocates the rest.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 1997

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

Germany taxes residents on worldwide income; you become resident through a home available to you (Wohnsitz) or a habitual abode of more than six months. As a non-resident you are usually taxed only on German-source income, and where one exists a double-tax treaty with the destination decides who taxes what.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2012

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

France taxes you on your worldwide income if your tax home (domicile fiscal) stays there, broadly when your household, main home, main job or main economic interests are in France, so moving abroad alone may not end it. Once you genuinely settle elsewhere you are usually taxed only on French-source income, and tax treaties typically prevent paying twice through an exemption or a foreign tax credit, but treat any figures as estimates and check your situation.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 1989

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

If Spain still counts as your tax home (roughly 183+ days in the country in a year, or your main base of life and income sits there), Spain taxes your worldwide income at IRPF rates, so what you earn abroad usually counts too. The sting is softened by double-tax treaties and a foreign-tax credit, plus the Article 7.p exemption that can shelter work done abroad up to around 60,100 euros a year, but treat every figure as an estimate and check your own case before you file.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2003

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

Italy generally treats you as a tax resident if for most of the year (roughly 183 days or more) your home, family or registration ties are here, and residents are taxed on worldwide income wherever they live. The relief is usually a foreign tax credit for tax already paid abroad, often shaped by Italy's double-taxation treaties, so the same income should not be taxed twice.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 1993

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

Canada taxes you on residency, not on holding the passport, so as long as the CRA still treats you as a resident (kept home, family or strong ties) you generally owe Canadian tax on your worldwide income. The relief is usually a foreign tax credit for tax you already paid abroad, often topped up by a tax treaty, though the exact amounts are only estimates until you check your own case.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2011

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You can get a visa on arrival. Carry the fee and the documents the border asks for, and confirm the current rules before you fly.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

If you stay an Australian resident for tax purposes, Australia generally taxes your worldwide income wherever you live, with residency turned on the moment your real home and ties are here (a continuous stay of roughly 6 months can be enough). To soften double tax, you can usually claim a Foreign Income Tax Offset for tax already paid abroad, capped at the Australian tax on that income, and treaties may help too, so treat these figures as estimates and check your own case.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2013

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Working-holiday visa: yes, ages 18-30

Visiting

Visa-free for up to 90 days. Travel on a passport valid for your whole stay, with a return or onward ticket and proof you can support yourself.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

If Brazil still counts you as tax-resident, usually triggered by a permanent visa, a temporary visa plus a job, or roughly 183 days in the country within any 12 months, the Receita Federal taxes your worldwide income, so you keep filing the annual return wherever you live. The relief is real but partial: tax paid abroad can normally be credited against what you owe in Brazil under a treaty or recognised reciprocity, so most people are not taxed twice on the same income.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2012

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You need an e-visa. Apply online before you travel and carry the approval. It is usually quick, but leave a few days of buffer.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

Mexico taxes you on your worldwide income once you count as a tax resident, which usually means your main home or your center of life is here (very roughly, spending more than about 183 days a year can tip the balance). The good news is the SAT lets you credit foreign income tax you already paid, and Mexico's double-taxation treaties mean the same money should not normally be taxed twice.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2015

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You need a visa, arranged at a consulate before you travel. Plan ahead: gather the documents, book the appointment, and allow time for processing.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

If you stay a resident citizen, the Philippines taxes your worldwide income, but once you genuinely live and work abroad you usually count as a non-resident citizen and are taxed only on income from Philippine sources. The exact line depends on how long you are out and your ties back home, so treat these as estimates, and a foreign tax credit can offset tax already paid abroad.

Double-tax treaty: none

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You need a visa, arranged at a consulate before you travel. Plan ahead: gather the documents, book the appointment, and allow time for processing.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

If Nigeria still counts you as resident, roughly 183 or more days in the country in a year, or you keep a home, habitual abode or close family and economic ties there, you are generally taxed on your worldwide income, not just what you earn in Nigeria. There is usually a foreign tax credit, and Nigeria's tax treaties, so tax you already paid abroad can typically be set against your Nigerian bill, but treat these figures as estimates and check the current rules before you file.

Double-tax treaty: none

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.

Visiting

You need a visa, arranged at a consulate before you travel. Plan ahead: gather the documents, book the appointment, and allow time for processing.

Passport validity: Most passports need at least six months of validity beyond arrival plus a blank page, but UK passports specifically must be valid at least 150 days after arrival with one blank page.

Heads-up: Turkey recently moved ordinary US and full British citizen passport holders to full visa exemption for short stays, so the old paid e-visa is no longer needed for them.

At the border: Visa-free visitors mainly need a valid passport with a blank page, while consulate sticker-visa applicants are typically asked for onward flights, accommodation bookings, bank statements and travel insurance.

Working remotely

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate.

Income needed: ~$3,000/mo or $36,000/yr foreign income (GoTurkiye Digital Nomad Certificate; age 21-55, degree required; only citizens of the ~36 listed countries qualify) (estimate)

Who qualifies: You must hold citizenship of one of the roughly three dozen countries Turkey names as eligible (EU/EEA states plus the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus); many nationalities are not on that list at all, including Australian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Philippine, Nigerian and Vietnamese passports. You also need to be about 21 to 55, hold a university degree, work remotely for an employer or clients based outside Turkey (not a Turkish one), carry valid health insurance, and show foreign income of around USD 3,000 a month or USD 36,000 a year. What you get first is a certificate, not a visa: it supports an ordinary short-term (tourism-purpose) residence-permit application, filed at a Turkish consulate from abroad or with Goc Idaresi (the Presidency of Migration Management) once you are already in Turkey. There is no confirmed route from this permit to Turkey's longer-term residence permits or citizenship.

Tax and residency

You become a full tax resident either because your legal domicile (ikametgah) is in Turkey, meaning the place you live with the intention of settling there for good under the Civil Code, or because you stay in Turkey continuously for more than six months within a calendar year (not a simple 183-day tally; short trips abroad do not reset the count). Income Tax Law art. 5 excepts people who pass six months only for a specific, temporary post (business, an official or press assignment) or for study, treatment, rest or travel, so that alone does not make them resident. Separately, Law No. 7582 (2026) can exempt a genuine newcomer's foreign-source income from Turkish tax for up to 20 years if they had no Turkish tax domicile or residency in the prior three calendar years. (estimate)

Vietnam treats you as a tax resident once you spend roughly 183 days there in a calendar year (or any rolling 12 months) or keep a permanent home, and residents are taxed on worldwide income at progressive rates of around 5% to 35%; there is no foreign-earned-income exclusion, but Vietnam's tax treaties and a foreign tax credit usually stop the same income being taxed twice.

Double-tax treaty: yes, in force since 2018

Practical

Currency: TRY. Cost of living: low.

Healthcare: There is no reciprocal public healthcare agreement for foreign visitors, so you pay for care and should carry comprehensive medical travel insurance.

Driving: An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your home licence for driving in Turkey.