Closed areas for foreigners in Türkiye
63 of 81 provinces have districts or neighborhoods closed to new foreign residence permit and address registration applications. Tap a province on the map, or search a district, to see what's affected.
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Jump directly to any province to see its closed districts and neighborhoods.
- Adana
- Adıyaman
- Afyonkarahisar
- Ağrı
- Aksaray
- Amasya
- Ankara
- Antalya
- Ardahan
- Artvin
- Aydın
- Balıkesir
- Bartın
- Batman
- Bayburt
- Bilecik
- Bingöl
- Bitlis
- Bolu
- Burdur
- Bursa
- Çanakkale
- Çankırı
- Çorum
- Denizli
- Diyarbakır
- Düzce
- Edirne
- Elazığ
- Erzincan
- Erzurum
- Eskişehir
- Gaziantep
- Giresun
- Gümüşhane
- Hakkari
- Hatay
- Iğdır
- Isparta
- İstanbul
- İzmir
- Kahramanmaraş
- Karabük
- Karaman
- Kars
- Kastamonu
- Kayseri
- Kırıkkale
- Kırklareli
- Kırşehir
- Kilis
- Kocaeli
- Konya
- Kütahya
- Malatya
- Manisa
- Mardin
- Mersin
- Muğla
- Muş
- Nevşehir
- Niğde
- Ordu
- Osmaniye
- Rize
- Sakarya
- Samsun
- Siirt
- Sinop
- Sivas
- Şanlıurfa
- Şırnak
- Tekirdağ
- Tokat
- Trabzon
- Tunceli
- Uşak
- Van
- Yalova
- Yozgat
- Zonguldak
Related reading
- Closed Addresses for Foreigners in Turkey (2026)Which Istanbul districts and neighborhoods are closed to new foreign residence registrations, the exceptions, and where the rule comes from.
- Address Registration for Foreigners in TurkeyHow foreigners register an address through the Directorate of Migration Management - process, required documents, special cases (spouse, student, work permit, in-home caregiver), and utility-bill order strategy.
- Residence Permit in Turkey: A Complete Guide for Foreigners (2026)Which permit type you need, what documents to prepare, how much it costs, and what actually happens at your appointment.