The British Consulate General in Istanbul provides passport services for all British Nationals applying for a UK Passport in Turkey.

In order to streamline this service and provide direct delivery of your new passport to an address of your choice, from 9 October 2009 you can send your application directly to our office in Istanbul.

Your complete application should include:

• The application form - Passport form
• 2 passport photos – Read rules for passport photos and download the IPS Guide to taking a good photo for your passport Please note that when you are making an application for a British passport overseas, the background of the passport photograph required can be white. The photographs also do not have to be printed plain white photographic paper. This differs from IPS requirements, but otherwise the information in the link is correct.
• Supporting Documents including your Previous Passport if applicable - Passport documents
• Credit/Debit Card Payment Form (for passport fee & return postage) [52,00 KB open in new window]
• Once your application is ready to send please use a reputable courier company to send it to:
  Consular Section (Passports)
  British Consulate General
  Mesrutiyet Caddesi No 34
  PK 33 Beyoglu
  34435 Istanbul

Your new passport

Your new passport will be despatched within 10 working days of receipt of your fully documented application.  Failure to provide the requested documents will delay the processing of your application.  We will send your passport to the address you provide in the form.  We will use the Yurtici Kargo courier company  which has been delivering passports reliably between our missions for the last few years.

Cash Payments

If, for any reason, you are unable to make a credit/debit card payment, you will need to make a cash payment at the British Consulate nearest to you. They will issue you with a receipt which you should then send along with your application to Istanbul.