United States of America Embassy Ankara

About the Embassy of the United States in Turkey

The ambassador is Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr, according to the Diplomatic Portal of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessed 19 October 2026). The United States is also represented by the Consulate General of the United States in Istanbul and the Consulate of the United States in Adana. The United States also has an honorary consulate in Izmir. The office is in the capital, Ankara, about 26 km in a straight line from Ankara Esenboğa Airport.

From the embassy’s website

The embassy’s website gives the address Çukurambar Mahallesi 1480 Sokak No. 1, 06530 Çankaya, hours of operation of Monday to Friday 07:45–16:30 and, for U.S. citizen services, the telephone number +90 312 294 00 00 and the e-mail Ankara-ACS@state.gov.

Source: tr.usembassy.gov (checked October 2026).

Do US citizens need a visa for Turkey?

Holders of ordinary US passports do not need a visa for Türkiye for stays of up to 90 days, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye; the period counted and other conditions are set out on the ministry’s page.

Documents checklist

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

Renewing a U.S. passport abroad

• Contact the U.S. embassy or consulate for your area for its submission instructions
• Renewal with Form DS-82 is possible only if your last passport was issued within the last 15 years, when you were 16 or older, and has never been reported lost or stolen
• The passport must be in your current name – otherwise bring the marriage certificate, divorce decree or other name-change document
• If you do not qualify (e.g. lost or stolen passport, or issued more than 15 years ago) you must apply in person
• Abroad you pay only the passport fee (book: $130) – no expedite fee

Sources: U.S. Department of State – renew your passport, U.S. Department of State – where to apply (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: Afghanistan (embassy), Albania (embassy), Algeria (embassy), Angola (embassy), Argentina (embassy), Australia (embassy), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Bahrain (embassy), Bangladesh (embassy), Belarus (embassy), Belgium (embassy), Benin (honorary), Uruguay (embassy), Uzbekistan (embassy), Venezuela (embassy), Vietnam (embassy), Yemen (embassy), Zambia (embassy), Zimbabwe (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 the United States can contact the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., 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 the United States in Turkey

The United States in Turkey

Measured in a straight line from Ankara, the nearest other US office is the Consulate General in Istanbul (about 350 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ankara.

• Ankara – Embassy of the United States in Turkey (this page)
• Istanbul (350 km) – Consulate General of the United States in Istanbul
• Adana (390 km) – Consulate of the United States in Adana
• Izmir (520 km) – Honorary Consulate