Tourists traveling to Turkey from mid-March no longer need to obtain a HES code and fill out a form. We remind you once again what documents Russian tourists need for Turkey (there are hopes that from May 1 there will be new concessions). “This form is no longer needed when boarding flights. She was canceled. Back in March,” Turkish Airlines said. They do not require completed questionnaires and HES codes for check-in at hotels in Turkey.
However, several "covid" requirements for entry into Turkey remain.
Recall that for the Russians there is a visa-free regime, and for everyone, including children and babies, a valid passport is needed. Check: the validity of the passport must expire no earlier than 120 days from the date of entry into Turkey.
For children under 12 years old, no certificates, certificates, and tests are needed, except for a passport, nothing is needed.
For children from the age of 12 to 18 years old - a passport and one of three documents to choose from:
Certificate (in English) with a negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19, submitted no earlier than 72 hours before the estimated time of passing through passport control in Turkey. If the certificate is in electronic form, then a QR code is required, if in paper form, printing is sufficient.
Certificate of a negative rapid test for COVID-19 antigens submitted no earlier than 48 hours before the estimated time of passage through passport control in Turkey. If the certificate is in electronic form, then a QR code is required, if in paper form, printing is sufficient. Do not confuse antigens with antibodies: you cannot enter with a certificate of antibodies.
Minors over 12 years old who have been ill with covid are allowed in without tests. You need a certificate from the State Services about the transferred covid (only printed and only in English). The validity period is calculated as follows: from the date of onset of the disease (first positive PCR test) to the date of entry into Turkey, at least 28 days and no more than 180 days must elapse.
For adults, starting from 18 years old - a passport and one of four documents to choose from: either a document from the list above (a certificate with a particular test or a certificate of a recovered person) or a vaccination certificate (then tests are also not needed).
A certificate without tests in Turkey will be accepted only for those who have been vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. No other Russian Turkey does not recognize vaccines, except for Sputnik V, that is, Sputnik Light, Kovivak, and Epivakkorona will not work, such tourists need certificates with tests).
You will need a printed valid Sputnik V vaccination certificate from the State Services, in English, with passport data, the name of the vaccine, and a QR code. Important: without tests with such a certificate, you can enter during the entire validity period (one year), but only if at least 14 days have passed since the second vaccination at the time of entry into Turkey.
COVID RESTRICTIONS INSIDE TURKEY: WHAT IS REMAINING
In April 2022, little remains of the previous covid restrictions in Turkey. From main:
PCR tests, antigen tests, or vaccination certificates (and HES codes) are no longer needed for domestic public transport and air travel within the country. You do not need any of this to check into hotels, as well as visit any public places, including shopping centers. Entrance is free everywhere, everything is the same as before the pandemic.
The requirement to wear masks has remained only for medical institutions, educational institutions, and public transport (including aircraft, but in Turkey they are already hoping for a quick abolition of masks here as well).