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Last update 07 March 2026Travel advice
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IMPORTANT!
In view of the dynamic situation in the region, we recommend that Bulgarian citizens who intend to travel to Turkey regularly check for updates on developments in the region both before and during their trip.
It is advisable for travelers to follow the information published by the competent institutions and to comply with the recommendations and instructions of the local authorities.
IMPORTANT!
According to information from the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Edirne, at the beginning of 2026, a system for collecting unpaid road tolls will be introduced at all border crossing points of the Republic of Turkey (including the busiest ones with TIR traffic on the Bulgarian-Turkish border, Kapitan Andreevo – Kapıkule and the Lesovo-Hamzabeyli border crossing point) will introduce a system for collecting unpaid road tolls for using roads and facilities built in the Republic of Turkey through public-private partnerships and concession agreements for a specific period of time (e.g., road sections in the Istanbul Airport area, the bridge at Çanakkale, the Osmangazi Bridge, and many others).
As of November 26, 2025, at the Turkish-Greek border, the Ipsala-Kipoi border crossing point, this system is already active, which has led to some difficulties and delays in traffic.
The system for paying the aforementioned category of unpaid road tolls at the border crossing point at the exit from the Republic of Turkey applies to both heavy goods traffic and light goods traffic. A similar system has already been introduced and is operating at all border crossing points in the Republic of Turkey for the payment of fines (for speeding, driving without a seat belt, etc.) and road tolls for roads and facilities outside those built through public-private partnerships and concessioned for a certain period of time.
Diplomatic representations of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Turkey
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ankara, the Republic of Turkey
Address: Atatürk Bulvarı No 124, 06680 Kavıklıdere-Çankaya, Ankara, Republic of Turkey (city of Ankara, res. area Kavekladere, Chancaya, 124 Atatürk Blvd.
Telephone: +90 312 467 20 71; +90 312 427 51 42
Fax: +90 312 468 69 56
Out-of-hours hotline:
+ 90 312 467 20 71; + 90 312 427 51 42
Working hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:30
E-mail: Embassy.Ankara@mfa.bg
Opening hours of the Consular Office: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 12:00
E-mail: Consulate.Ankara@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/turkey
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey
Serves the districts of: Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Çanakkale
Address: Ahmet Adnan Saygun Cd. No 34, Ulus- 2.Levent, 34340, Istanbul, Republic of Turkey
Contact telephone numbers, including out of hours: +90 212 281 01 14; +90 281 01 15; +90 281 01 16; +90 533 383 64 14
Visa and consular information line: from 14:00 to 16:00 every working day: +90 212 281 06 01
Emergency out-of-hours hotline: +90 549 792 15 29
Fax: +90 21 2264 10 11
E-mail: Consulate.Istanbul@mfa.bg
Website: https://www.mfa.bg/embassies/turkeygc2
Working hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00 to 17:30.
Opening hours with citizens of the Consular Office: Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 13:00
Consular Office in Bursa at the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Istanbul
Serves the districts: Bursa, Balakesir, Bilecik, Mughla, Denizli, Aidan, Manisa, Izmir, Yalova
Address: Adalet Mah., 1 ‘Aydın Sok’, Osmangazi-BURSA, 16180, Turkey
Phone: +90 224 245 55 00; +90 224 245 56 00; +90 224 245 52 52
Fax: +90 224 245 55 09
Hotline - Bursa: +90 533 4931289
Information on visa and consular issues:
Telephone: +90 224 245 55 00 and +90 224 245 56 00 from 15:00 to 16:00
Emergency telephone number for the consular district of Bursa CS during non-business hours:
+ 90 533 493 12 89
E-mail: Office.Bursa@mfa.bg
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Edirne, Republic of Turkey
Serves the districts of Edirne, Karklareli, Tekirdag
Address: Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Edirne. Sarja Pasha res. area 146 Talyat Pasha Blvd., PC 22030, Edirne, Republic of Turkey
Telephone: +90 2842140617
Fax: +90 2842148482
Е-mail: Consulate.Edirne@mfa.bg
Е-mail: www.mfa.bg/embassies/turkeygc
Working hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Consular Service opening hours for citizens: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Telephone number for information on visa and consular issues: every working day from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: +90 533 739 61 40.
Emergency telephone number for urgent cases outside working hours, on weekends and public holidays: +90 533 629 81 64.
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Sofia
Address: Sofia, 80 Vasil Levski Blvd.,
Telephone: +359 2 935 55 00
Fax: +359 2 981 93 58
Working hours: 09:00 – 12:30; 14:00 – 18:00
Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Plovdiv
Address: 4000 Plovdiv, 10 Filip Makedonski St.,
Telephone: +359 32 632309; +359 32 624010; +359 32 624020