Do Romanian citizens need a visa for Turkey?
No. Romanian ordinary passport holders are admitted to Turkey visa-free for tourism and short business. There is no e-Visa to buy, no form to file and no consulate appointment to book — the exemption applies at the border without you doing anything in advance. It covers stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period, the standard short-stay allowance. Work, study and anything longer fall outside it and generally need permission arranged before you travel.
How long can Romanian citizens stay in Turkey?
Up to 90 days within any 180-day period. The count is rolling rather than per trip: on any given day, look back 180 days and add up the days you have already spent in Turkey. Once the total reaches 90, you must wait before returning. A fortnight in Antalya never comes close, but Romanians who travel to Turkey repeatedly — a spring weekend in Istanbul, a summer fortnight on the coast, a shopping trip in autumn — can accumulate days faster than they expect. Overstaying can bring fines and complicate future entries, so treat the 90 days as a hard ceiling and do the arithmetic before you book.
Do you need to apply for anything? (official portal evisa.gov.tr)
Nothing at all. There is no application to complete, no fee to pay and no e-Visa to buy — you present a valid travel document and that is the whole procedure. This is worth spelling out, because third-party "visa" websites cheerfully sell Romanian travellers a Turkey e-Visa they do not need, sometimes for a few hundred lei. Avoid them. If you want to verify your own position, the only authoritative source is the Republic of Türkiye portal at evisa.gov.tr, which confirms the current rule for every nationality free of charge.
Passport or national ID card?
Romania appears on the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs list of countries whose citizens may enter Turkey on a national identity card, with no passport required — which makes a weekend in Istanbul about as much paperwork as a trip to Vienna. The concession is genuine, but it does not bind your airline: carriers set their own document policy and enforce it at check-in, not at the Turkish border. An ID card is also only sensible on direct flights, since any country you transit applies its own rules. Travel on a document valid for the whole of your stay, and ask your carrier before you fly.
Cost: is there a fee?
None. Visa exemption means precisely that: no visa fee for Romanian citizens, no service charge and no payment page to reach. If a website asks a Romanian national for money for a Turkey visa, it is not the government and you do not need what it is selling. Your only costs are the ordinary ones — flights, hotels, and any accommodation tax your hotel adds to the bill.
Documents needed
For a visa-free tourist trip you will generally need a valid Romanian passport or national ID card, and your return or onward ticket. Officers may also ask for proof of accommodation and sufficient funds for your stay, so keep your hotel booking and itinerary handy. Travel insurance is not an entry condition for Romanian visitors, but it is sensible. Children travelling with you need their own ID document.
At the airport
Passport control is usually a formality. Present your passport or ID card at the counter; there is no visa to show and no fee to pay. Officers may ask where you are staying, for how long and when you fly home. Your passport is stamped on entry and exit — and since those stamps are what the 90-day count is measured from, let them stamp it.
Apply on the official portal
The only official place to apply is the Republic of Türkiye e-Visa portal. Avoid third-party sites that charge inflated fees.
Go to evisa.gov.tr →
