Embassy and Consulate of Belgium in Turkey

Belgium in Turkey

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COVID-19 - Adaptation of the functioning of the Embassy and the Consulate General

The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions decided by local authorities have an impact on the functioning of the Embassy and the Consulate General.

Consult the page of the Embassy and the page of the Consulate General for contact details. To contact our services, e-mails are preferred.

Please allow for some additional time to process your questions.

We thank you for your understanding.

 

COVID-19 - Travel Restrictions
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has many consequences, including for travels between Belgium and Turkey.
 

Travelling to Belgium

  1. Turkey is considered as a red zone outside the European Union. To learn about what to do when you arrive in Belgium, please see the official website of the Belgian authorities: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/ 
  2. The ban on non-essential travel to Belgium no longer applies to travelers who, prior to arrival on the territory, can prove with a “vaccination certificate” a complete vaccination with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency and for which all doses of the vaccine provided for in the medical leaflet have been administered for at least 2 weeks (see: https://dofi.ibz.be/en/themes/covid-19/international-travels).As of 20.08.2021, vaccination certificates delivered by Turkey are recognized by the European Union. It is therefore equivalent to a digital COVID certificate from the EU and can be used to travel to Belgium. Concerning the recognition of vaccines administered abroad, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions (in French or Dutch) for more information. 
  3. If you are not fully vaccinated or in the absence of a recognized vaccination certificate, you may only travel to or from Belgium for trips which are considered to be essential and you must carry an Essential Travel Certificate.
  4. Contact your airline company to check whether you are required to present a PCR-test (<72 hours) or a rapid antigen test before departure. (depending on your residence, origin, transit or destination)
  5. Check the quarantine and self-isolation measures in Belgium
  6. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions (in French or Dutch) for more information.
 
Stay informed
 
For the latest information, please check regularly:
We regularly update these documents with the latest information available to us.
 
If you have any further questions, you can contact us by e-mail at ankara@diplobel.fed.be or istanbul@diplobel.fed.be. You can also regularly visit our Facebook page.

 

News

06 Aug

A call for applications (m/f/x) has been published in the Official Journal for the appointment by Belgium of two judges to the General Court of the European Union.

03 Aug

On 4 August, French President Macron and the United Nations will hold a third international donor conference to raise funds for emergency aid for the Lebanese people. The video conference will take place exactly one year after the tragic explosion that ravaged the port of Beirut and caused a lot of casualties. The explosion came on top of institutional and socio-economic crises in Lebanon that have only worsened since then.

02 Aug

At its meeting on May 25, 2021, the European Council supported equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines and welcomed the leadership of the Covax mechanism in this regard. The EU's goal is to donate at least 100 million doses by the end of the year, as well as to help build local production capacity. In this context, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced that Belgium's goal is to donate 4 million doses by the end of 2021.

02 Aug

Wouter Poels is the new Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. He succeeds Karl Lagatie who will take up his new role at the Permanent Representation to the United Nations in New York this summer.

30 Jul

July 30 marks the International Day against Human Trafficking, a global phenomenon that concerns every country in the world, including Belgium. Human trafficking can take many forms, such as sexual or economic exploitation, and even involve the sale of organs. However, it always bereaves victims of their human dignity and places them in unbearable, humiliating and degrading situations.