Pakistan Embassy Ankara

About the Embassy of Pakistan in Turkey

The ambassador is Yousaf Junaid, according to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026). Pakistan is also represented by the Consulate General of Pakistan in Istanbul. Pakistan also has honorary consulates in Bursa and Izmir. The office is in the capital, Ankara, about 26 km in a straight line from Ankara Esenboğa Airport.

Do Pakistani citizens need a visa for Turkey?

Holders of ordinary Pakistani passports need a visa for Türkiye, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye. Those holding a valid visa or residence permit of a Schengen country, the USA, the UK or Ireland may be able to obtain a single-entry e-Visa online at evisa.gov.tr if they meet the ministry’s conditions; otherwise the visa is issued by a Turkish embassy or consulate.

Documents checklist

What Pakistani citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Pakistani government information:

Renewing a Pakistani passport from abroad

• Online renewal for overseas Pakistanis on onlinemrp.dgip.gov.pk if your machine-readable passport has expired or has less than one year of validity
• Colour scans of your valid CNIC or NICOP (both sides) and of your current passport
• A scan of your valid visa, residence permit, asylum card or other-nationality passport
• Government employees: a no-objection certificate (NOC) from their department
• Fingerprints on the downloadable form; fee by Visa or Mastercard
• Other cases (lost, damaged, new passports for adults): apply at the nearest Pakistani embassy, high commission or consulate with MRP facility

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, Pakistan – online passport renewal for overseas Pakistanis, DGI&P – required documents for online renewal (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Ankara

144 other countries are represented in Ankara, among them: Palestine (embassy), Panama (embassy), Paraguay (embassy), Peru (embassy), Philippines (embassy), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Qatar (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Rwanda (embassy), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Senegal (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Sierra Leone (embassy), Sierra Leone (honorary), Singapore (embassy), Slovakia (embassy), Slovenia (embassy), Somalia (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 Pakistan can contact the Turkish Embassy in Islamabad, 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 Pakistan in Turkey

Pakistan in Turkey

Measured in a straight line from Ankara, the nearest other Pakistani office is the Honorary Consulate in Bursa (about 320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ankara.

• Ankara – Embassy of Pakistan in Turkey (this page)
• Istanbul (350 km) – Consulate General of Pakistan in Istanbul
• Bursa (320 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Izmir (520 km) – Honorary Consulate