Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Ankara, and its share of everything issued in Türkiye.
Visas issued at Ankara, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
66,77066,770
Up 90% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 129% above the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Türkiye: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Ankara issued 49% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Türkiye in the last 12 months, up from 33% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Ankara each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2025: 11,416 visas
In 2023–2025, November was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
27k
Jan – Dec 2023
34k
Jan – Dec 2024
60k
Jan – Dec 2025
14k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 60,260 visas (+77% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 83% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6,991 | 3,843 | Up 82% |
| January 2026 | 7,338 | 3,976 | Up 85% |
| December 2025 | 11,416 | 3,436 | Up 232% |
| November 2025 | 9,749 | 3,565 | Up 173% |
| October 2025 | 8,184 | 3,264 | Up 151% |
| September 2025 | 5,470 | 2,678 | Up 104% |
| August 2025 | 3,018 | 1,829 | Up 65% |
| July 2025 | 2,881 | 1,744 | Up 65% |
| June 2025 | 1,792 | 1,740 | About flat, 3% |
| May 2025 | 3,032 | 2,682 | Up 13% |
| April 2025 | 3,213 | 2,630 | Up 22% |
| March 2025 | 3,686 | 3,838 | Down 4% |
| February 2025 | 3,843 | 3,280 | Up 17% |
| January 2025 | 3,976 | 3,266 | Up 22% |
| December 2024 | 3,436 | 2,125 | Up 62% |
| November 2024 | 3,565 | 2,896 | Up 23% |
| October 2024 | 3,264 | 2,597 | Up 26% |
| September 2024 | 2,678 | 2,103 | Up 27% |
| August 2024 | 1,829 | 2,388 | Down 23% |
| July 2024 | 1,744 | 2,061 | Down 15% |
| June 2024 | 1,740 | 1,612 | Up 7.9% |
| May 2024 | 2,682 | 2,394 | Up 12% |
| April 2024 | 2,630 | 1,735 | Up 52% |
| March 2024 | 3,838 | 3,784 | About flat, 1.4% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Türkiye
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