The Embassy of Iraq in Turkey is Iraq’s diplomatic mission in Ankara and serves Iraqi citizens living in or visiting Turkey.
Contact Details
| Address | Turan Emeksiz Sokak, No:11, G.O.P., Ankara, Turkey |
| Telephone | +90 312 468 74 21 +90 312 468 74 22 |
| Fax | +90 312 468 48 32 |
| ankemb@mofa.gov.iq iqemb.tr1@gmail.com iqemb.tr@gmail.com |
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| Head of Mission | Majid Abdulreda Hassan Al-Lachmawi, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
Hours shown: office hours, according to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026). Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
About the Embassy of Iraq in Turkey
The ambassador is Majid Abdulreda Hassan Al-Lachmawi, according to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026). Iraq is also represented by the Consulate General of Iraq in Istanbul and the Consulate General of Iraq in Gaziantep. The office is in the capital, Ankara, about 26 km in a straight line from Ankara Esenboğa Airport.
Do Iraqi citizens need a visa for Turkey?
Holders of ordinary Iraqi passports under 15 or over 50 do not need a visa for Türkiye for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period; others need a visa, which some may obtain online at evisa.gov.tr if they meet the conditions set out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye.
Other consulates and embassies in Ankara
144 other countries are represented in Ankara, among them: Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Jordan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kenya (embassy), Kosovo (embassy), Kuwait (embassy), Kyrgyzstan (embassy), Latvia (embassy), Lebanon (embassy), Libya (embassy), Lithuania (embassy), Luxembourg (embassy), Malaysia (embassy), Maldives (embassy), Mali (embassy), Malta (embassy), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 145 missions is on the overview page for Turkey.
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 embassy 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 Iraq can contact the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad, 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).
Diplomatic missions of Iraq in Turkey
Iraq in Turkey
Measured in a straight line from Ankara, the nearest other Iraqi office is the Consulate General in Istanbul (about 350 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ankara.
- Ankara – Embassy of Iraq in Turkey (this page)
- Istanbul (350 km) – Consulate General of Iraq in Istanbul
- Gaziantep (510 km) – Consulate General of Iraq in Gaziantep
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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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