Serbia Consulate General Istanbul

Before your visit

Sümbül Sokak No:2 Beşiktaş, Istanbul.

• Office hours: 09:30–13:00 (days of the week not specified in the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026)).

About the Consulate General of Serbia in Istanbul

The consul general is Aleksandar Marjanovic, according to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026). Serbia is also represented by the Embassy of Serbia in Turkey. Serbia also has honorary consulates in Alanya, Antalya, Edirne and Izmir. Istanbul lies about 350 km in a straight line from Ankara; Istanbul Airport is about 36 km and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport about 31 km from the city centre.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Serbian authorities ask for:

Serbian passport (application at a mission abroad)

• Book an appointment where required (eConsulate) and apply in person; the passport is also collected in person or by someone you authorise in writing when applying
• Identity document – biometric passport, ID card or other public document
• Certificate of Serbian citizenship (for a first biometric passport or if personal data have changed); the birth certificate is usually obtained by the mission
• Your previous passport – or a police report if it was lost or stolen
• Proof of legal residence in Turkey (requested by many missions)
• Passports are produced in Serbia; the legal processing time for applications abroad is 60 days

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia – travel documents (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.

Other consulates and embassies in Istanbul

133 other countries are represented in Istanbul, among them: Seychelles (honorary), Sierra Leone (honorary), Slovakia (consulate general), Slovenia (honorary), Somalia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), South Sudan (honorary), Spain (consulate general), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sudan (consulate general), Suriname (honorary), Sweden (consulate general), Switzerland (consulate general), Syria (consulate general), Tajikistan (consulate general), Tanzania (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Trinidad and Tobago (honorary), Tunisia (consulate general), Turkmenistan (consulate general). The full list of all 134 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 consulate general 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 Serbia can contact the Turkish Embassy in Belgrade, 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 Serbia in Turkey

Serbia in Turkey

Measured in a straight line from Istanbul, the nearest other Serbian office is the Honorary Consulate in Edirne (about 220 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Istanbul.

• Ankara (350 km) – Embassy of Serbia in Turkey
• Istanbul – Consulate General of Serbia in Istanbul (this page)
• Alanya (560 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Antalya (480 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Edirne (220 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Izmir (330 km) – Honorary Consulate