Bulgarian Embassy for Turkey - Address / Phone Number

Bulgarian Embassy in Turkey

Address: Atatürk Bulvarı № 124, 06680 Kavıklıdere-Çankaya, Ankara
City: Ankara (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2/+3 hours)
Tel.: +90 312 46 720 71, +90 312 427 51 42
Fax: +90 312 468 69 56
Emergency tel.: +90 533 376 37 69, +90 .312 467 20 71, +90 312 427 51 42
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 17.30
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00

Bulgarian Consulate General in Istanbul
Address: Ahmet Adnan Saygun Cd. № 34, Ulus- 2.Levent, 34340, Istanbul
City: Istanbul (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2/+3 hours)
Tel.: +90 212 281 01 14; 281 01 15; 281 01 16; +90 533 383 64 14
Fax: +90 21 2264 10 11

Bulgarian Consulate General in Edirne
Address: Sarica pasha mah., Talat pasha Street № 146, 22030 Edirne
City: Edirne (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2/+3 hours)
Tel.: +90284214061, +905313064403
Fax: +902842148482

Consular services provided by the Embassy:

• Issuance of passports;
• Issuance of civil status documents;
• Legalization of documents;
• Notarial services;
• Issuance of visas;
• Issuance of identity cards;
• Issuance of driver's license;
• Issuance of temporary travel documents
• Assistance to Bulgarian citizens in cases of emergency;
• Dealing with citizenship matters.  

In case Bulgarian citizen loses his/her passport abroad, Bulgarian Embassy may issue a temporary travel document which is valid for one year.

In order to facilitate visa applicants, and to provide a better and quicker service, Bulgarian Consular Services started, on stages, accepting visa application forms through the so called Visa Application Centers (Outsourcing Centers), operated by the VFC Global Company, specialized in providing visa services. For now, visa application forms could be submitted in this way at the Visa Application Centers situated in Ankara, Istanbul, Edirne, Bursa, Gaziantep, Adana and Izmir.

Citizens of Turkey require visas to visit Bulgaria.

Documents to be submitted with the visa application:

1. A photocopy of the first page of the foreign travel document;
2. A photocopy of the last Bulgarian and Schengen visas or visas for the UK and the US, if any
3. A colorful photograph 3,5 cm х 4,5 cm against light-colored background (the same holds for a child entered in the passport) - a full-face photo with clear, large enough face which takes up 70-80% of the photo; eyes must be red; the following is ineligible:photos with dark glasses; non-professional photos or cut out of amateur photos
4. A medical insurance valid for the EU member states for the whole period of the trip, covering all costs for repatriation and for urgent medical care and emergency hospital treatment for the period of the stay indicated in the visa. The insurance amount cannot be less than 30 thousand euro
5. Tickets (original and copy) or ticket booking conformation or financial means
6. Copy of the technical passport of the car of the trip
7. For under-aged children travelling without their parents  or trustees the following documents shall be submitted:

• a copy of the birth certificate
• original and photocopy of a power of attorney notary certified by both parents/ trustees or by one parent trustee that they agree their child to travel unaccompanied by them.

Citizens of the Republic of Turkey holding valid regular passports and visas issued by the Member States of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement or of the European Union, or residence permits issued by the Member States of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement or of the European Union, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, may enter the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and transit through without visas for up to 5 days, where their transit is from the Republic of Turkey to the state which issued the visa or residence permit, as well as in case of transit from such state to the Republic of Turkey. Nationals of Turkey, holders of special passports are not visa exempt.