The Honorary Consulate of Côte d’Ivoire in Bursa is a volunteer-run office that assists Ivorian citizens in Turkey; passport and visa applications go to the Ivorian Embassy in Ankara.
Contact Details
| Address | Çalık Halil Mah., Adabağlar Sok., No:13, Çalı, Bursa, Turkey |
| Telephone | +90 444 0 458 |
| vitoz@galpi.com.tr konsolos@fckonsolosluk.com |
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| Head of Mission | Vittorio Zagaia, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Bursa
The honorary consulate represents Côte d’Ivoire in Bursa. According to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026), the honorary consul is Vittorio Zagaia. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +90 444 0 458 or e-mail vitoz@galpi.com.tr.
Bursa lies about 324 km in a straight line from Ankara; the nearest international airport is Bursa Yenişehir Airport (about 43 km).
Holders of ordinary Ivorian passports need a visa for Türkiye, issued by a Turkish embassy or consulate, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye.
Which Ivorian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Ivorian citizens are handled by the Ivorian Embassy in Ankara.
Contact details of the Ivorian Embassy in Ankara, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: İlkbahar Mahallesi, Galip Erdem Caddesi, Fahreddin Paşa Sokak No:5 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
- Telephone: +90 312 446 01 14
- Email: info.turquie@diplomatie.gouv.ci
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Côte d’Ivoire and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Ivorian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Bursa
15 other countries are represented in Bursa: Austria (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kosovo (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Moldova (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Pakistan (honorary).
Closing days
Under Law No. 2429, Türkiye’s public holidays are 1 January, 23 April, 1 May, 19 May, 15 July, 30 August and Republic Day on 29 October (from 13:00 on 28 October), plus the Ramadan Feast and the Feast of the Sacrifice, whose dates move each year; in 2027 they fall on 9–11 March and 16–19 May, each starting at 13:00 the day before, according to the Presidency of Religious Affairs. Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a working day. The honorary consulate may also close on days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Turkey, dial 112 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Turkish citizens who need help in Côte d’Ivoire can contact the Turkish Embassy in Abidjan, listed by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the 24-hour consular call centre of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (konsolosluk.gov.tr).
Ivorian missions in Turkey
Measured in a straight line from Bursa, the nearest other Ivorian office is the Honorary Consulate in Istanbul (about 92 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Ankara (about 320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bursa.
- Ankara (320 km) – Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire in Turkey
- Bursa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Istanbul (92 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Izmir (260 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye – Diplomatic Portal, Diplomatic Missions (accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye – Visa information for foreigners, Law No. 2429 on National Holidays and General Holidays (mevzuat.gov.tr), Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) – official holidays 2027, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Turkey (getting help, updated 15 October 2026).
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