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You GB folk who have been on recent climbing trips to Turkey ...
Do you need to apply for a Visa in advance?
Can you get one at the Airport? (Rough cost?)
Does it take ages to get one on arrival? (I have a connecting internal flight).

When I went twenty odd years ago I had to go to the Turkish embassy in London !
I hope things are simpler now. I am GB citizen arriving in Istanbul from Italy and with connecting flight to Alanya.

All info welcome - thanks in advance

In reply to Erstwhile:
https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/

In reply to Erstwhile:

You get a Visa at the airport when you arrive. Make sure you have Turkish cash with you. They will also take Euro and Dollar. Don't know about UK Pounds.

In reply to Aigen:

It was a couple of years ago when I last went to Turkey but they accepted pounds Sterling. I was annoyed as my Latvian colleague didn't have to pay (seems to vary greatly, even amongst EU countries)

In reply to Erstwhile:

Last time I went I gave them a tenner(I think ) and they put a nice stamp in my passport.seems to be more of a money making thing than anything else.

In reply to Erstwhile:
You need to get one online in advance. I think the physical border booths are being phased out.

In reply to Erstwhile:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements

When I went it was just a stamp in the passport and handover some cash.

In reply to Erstwhile: Im not sure you can buy at the airport anymore, an e visa system was introduced last year, with the intention of completely stopping buying visas at the airports. I dont know if this has happened yet, so may be worth buying in advance just to be sure

get your e visa here:
https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/

In reply to Erstwhile: I bought one at Istanbul airport last November for £20.

In reply to Frank the Husky:

Many thanks to all you kind people who posted !
Links much appreciated as well

In reply to Erstwhile:
I'm back in Turkey now, both Istanbul airports have computer terminals to buy a visa, $20 for all. I presume it will be the same for other airports. First visa I have brought for Turkey for a few years as I have had a residence permit for the last 6 years