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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Türkiye

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Türkiye are issued, and what each US consulate in Türkiye issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Türkiye

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Türkiye, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Türkiye, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

145,963145,963

Up 26%vs 115,618 in the 12 months before

Up 26% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
12k
Busiest month
20k
Dec 2025
Latest month
15k
Feb 2026Up 56%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 116k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 146k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

050k100k150k200k
78k
Pre-COVID peak86k
74k
61k
66k
34k
10k
49k
103k
111k
Highest113k
86k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 78,118 visas; FY2016: 85,560 visas; FY2017: 74,312 visas; FY2018: 61,024 visas; FY2019: 65,995 visas; FY2020: 33,973 visas; FY2021: 9,980 visas; FY2022: 49,389 visas; FY2023: 103,225 visas; FY2024: 110,971 visas; FY2025: 112,662 visas; FY2026: 86,245 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 112,662 visas (+1.5% on FY2024). That's 32% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 63% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Türkiye
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202615,4979,928Up 56%
January 202615,91211,533Up 38%
December 202520,21410,038Up 101%
November 202518,54711,008Up 68%
October 202516,07510,437Up 54%
September 202510,6159,736Up 9%
August 20257,4389,028Down 18%
July 20257,8348,154Down 3.9%
June 20256,5436,602About flat, 0.9%
May 20259,3819,562About flat, 1.9%
April 20259,0568,350Up 8.5%
March 20258,85111,242Down 21%
February 20259,928–
January 202511,533–
December 202410,038–
November 202411,008–
October 202410,437–
September 20249,736–
August 20249,028–
July 20248,154–
June 20246,602–
May 20249,562–
April 20248,350–
March 202411,242–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Türkiye who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Türkiye.

B1/B2 visas issued in Türkiye

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Türkiye issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Türkiye, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

136,257136,257

Up 29%vs 105,250 in the 12 months before

Up 29% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 74% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
11k
Busiest month
20k
Dec 2025
Latest month
15k
Feb 2026Up 66%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 105k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 136k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Istanbul51% of total
    69kAbout flat, 0.8%
    69,487 visas in the last 12 months, 70,025 in the 12 months before
  • Ankara49% of total
    67kUp 90%
    66,770 visas in the last 12 months, 35,225 in the 12 months before

Istanbul issues the most: 51% of the total. Ankara grew the most (+90%).

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Türkiye each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.8%
11%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: December 2025: 19,651 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, November was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    94k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    107k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 13%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    126k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    30k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 56%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 125,600 visas (+18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 56% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Türkiye
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202614,6428,818Up 66%
January 202615,05810,225Up 47%
December 202519,6519,389Up 109%
November 202517,82310,252Up 74%
October 202515,0759,581Up 57%
September 20259,7448,853Up 10%
August 20256,7658,242Down 18%
July 20257,1507,448Down 4%
June 20255,8955,930About flat, 0.6%
May 20258,4968,710About flat, 2.5%
April 20258,1167,415Up 9.5%
March 20257,84210,387Down 25%
February 20258,81811,312Down 22%
January 202510,2259,325Up 9.7%
December 20249,3897,190Up 31%
November 202410,2528,972Up 14%
October 20249,5818,113Up 18%
September 20248,8536,966Up 27%
August 20248,2427,134Up 16%
July 20247,4485,821Up 28%
June 20245,9306,798Down 13%
May 20248,7109,312Down 6.5%
April 20247,4157,881Down 5.9%
March 202410,3879,785Up 6.2%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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