Türkiye Visa Photo — 50 × 60 mm

About the Türkiye Visa Photo — 50 × 60 mm

Türkiye uses 50 by 60 millimetres, a size that appears nowhere else in this list and that surprises people who arrive with a European photograph. Between 32 and 36 millimetres of the frame should be face, measured to the crown, over plain white.

Where the photograph matters most is the residence permit — the ikamet — rather than the tourist e-visa, which for most nationalities needs no photograph at all. A residence application asks for several identical biometric photographs, typically four, and they are handed over at the appointment along with the printed application. Applicants routinely arrive with too few.

This is the strongest argument on any page here for printing a sheet. Four photographs from a studio in Istanbul or Antalya costs a good deal more than an A4 print from a copy shop, and the sheet gives you far more than four.

The Directorate General of Migration Management describes the photograph as biometric, meaning face-on, neutral expression, both eyes open, ears generally visible and nothing obscuring the facial features. Where a covering is worn on religious grounds it is accepted, provided every feature stays legible beneath it.

Photographs must have been taken within the last six months. A photograph reused from an earlier application is refused if it is older, and the date is checked against the appointment.

Confirm the requirement with the Directorate General of Migration Management or the consulate handling your application, as the number of copies differs by permit type.

How to use it

1. 1Add a photograph taken within the last six months, face-on and evenly lit.
2. 2Keep Türkiye selected for the 50 × 60 millimetre frame, which no other country here uses.
3. 3Set the background to plain white and let the cut-out handle the wall behind you.
4. 4Check the head position on the guide copy before printing anything.
5. 5Print the A4 sheet — a residence permit application wants several identical copies and you will be asked for more.

Questions

Do I need a photograph for a Turkish e-visa?

For most nationalities, no — the e-visa is issued from passport details alone. The photograph is for residence permits, work permits and consular visa applications, which is what this page covers.

How many photographs does a residence permit need?

Typically four identical biometric photographs, though it varies by permit type and by the office handling it. Printing a sheet means the answer does not matter — you will have more than enough.

Can I bring a European photograph instead?

Not if it is 35 × 45. Fifty by sixty is wider and taller and the proportion differs, so the European picture is simply the wrong shape. Crop it again from the original rather than enlarging a small print.

What makes a photograph 'biometric' here?

Face-on to the camera, neutral expression with the mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible, ears generally unobscured, and nothing across the face. It is the same family of rules the ICAO standard sets, applied to a Turkish frame size.