British Consulate

[The March Hare]

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Areas of Consular Responsibility

British Nationals visiting or residing in Turkey, who get into difficulties should contact their nearest British Mission in Turkey.

Turkey is split into two main Consular Districts: The Istanbul Consular District under the care of the British Consulate General in Istanbul and the Ankara Consular District, under the care of the British Embassy in Ankara.

The following provinces fall into Istanbul Consular District:

Balýkesir

Bolu

Çankýrý

Ýstanbul

Kocaeli

Sinop

Bartýn

Bursa

Edirne

Kastamonu

Kütahya

Tekirdað

Bilecik

Çanakkale

Eskiþehir

Kirklareli

Sakarya

Zonguldak



The Ankara Consular District is governed by the British Embassy in Ankara and covers the following provinces:

Adana

Aydýn

Erzincan

Ýzmir

Manisa

Siirt

Adýyaman

Bayburt

Erzurum

Kahramanmaraþ

Mardin

Sivas

Afyon

Batman

Gaziantep

Karaman

Muðla

Þýrnak

Aðrý

Bingöl

Giresun

Kars

Muþ

Þanlýurfa

Aksaray

Bitlis

Gümüþhane

Kayseri

Nevþehir

Tokat

Amasya

Burdur

Hakkari

Kýrýkkale

Niðde

Trabzon

Ankara

Çorum

Hatay (Antakya)

Kýrþehir

Ordu

Tunceli

Antalya

Denizli

Iðdýr

Kilis

Osmaniye

Uþak

Ardahan

Diyarbakýr

Isparta

Konya

Rize

Van

Artvin

Elazýð

Ýçel (Mersin)

Malatya

Samsun

Yozgat



UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN ANKARA, within the Ankara Consular District there is a British Consulate in Izmir, caring for the provinces of Izmir, Manisa, Aydin, Denizli, Afyon and Usak; a British Honorary Consulate in Bodrum looking after the Bodrum peninsula in the province of Mugla and a British Honorary Consulate in Marmaris also in the province of Mugla looking after Marmaris and Fethiye. A British Vice-Consulate is located in Antalya looking after Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces.
www.britishembassy.gov.uk/
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