1) In cases where there is a direct flight from the departure country to China;
Please carry out transit flights via Turkey to China.
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ankara and the Consulate General of Istanbul will not accept
an application of health code / health declaration document in that case.
2) In cases where there is no direct flight from the departure country to China or there is a direct flight
but temporarily suspended; If the passengers who want to fly to China via transfer flight from more than 2 countries,
the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ankara and the Consulate General of Istanbul will not accept the
health code / health declaration document applications. These passengers will be able to apply health code / health
declaration certification to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ankara and the Consulate General of
Istanbul if they transfer to China via Turkey (only one transfer per journey)
The documents that should be uploaded to the system at the same time during the application are as follows:
1. Double test reports of nucleic acid and Igm anti body tests (including IgG test data) issued by the medical institutions
designated or recognized by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey or Chinese Consulate in İstanbul.
2. Flight tickets and itinerary between departure country Turkey and destination country China
3. Certificate of residence permit of the departure country (local ID card or valid visa etc.) ,
4. Screenshot of the health code / health declaration issued by the Embassy or Consulate in the departure country,
5. Entry stamp to Turkey on the passport.
3) Citizens who are residing in Turkey;
If they fly directly to China, they can apply for a health code / health declaration document to the Embassy of the
People's Republic of China in Ankara or the Consulate General in İstanbul.
institutions designated or recognized by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey or Chinese Consulate in İstanbul.
2. Flight tickets and itinerary between departure country Turkey and destination country China
they can apply for a health code / health declaration certification to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in
Ankara and to the Chinese Consulate General in İstanbul.
The documents that should be uploaded to the system at the same time during the application are as follows:
1. Double test reports of nucleic acid and Igm anti body tests (including IgG test data) issued by the medical institutions
designated or recognized by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey or Chinese Consulate General in İstanbul.
2. Flight tickets and itinerary between departure country Turkey and destination country China
3. Exit stamp from China and entry stamp to Turkey on the passport.
5) You must fly directly to China via Turkey.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China and the Consulate General in Istanbul does not accept the health code
/ health declaration certificate applications in case of transfer to China from the other regions and countries if the
first departure country is Turkey.
6) Other Important Notices
1. Please isolate yourself before your travel. The outbreak conditions in Turkey stil keep its severity. It is recommended
that people who will travel to China take their personal precautions, quarantine themselves after being tested. Due to
your responsibility for yourself and to others, in order to minimize the risk of epidemics please refrain from activities
such as going out, gathering in crowds, meeting with friends.
2. It may be necessary to make an appointment in advance from the test centers, as they may have received many
application recently for testing. It is very important for the people who want to travel to China to make an appointment
by contacting the center and to get information about how many days the test report will be resulted after being tested.
(Nucleic acid and antibody test reports can be resulted in different duration, so it would be appropriate to first contact
the center about this issue and receive information.) It should be guaranteed to ensure that the test is resulted within the
required time frame. It is also necessary checking the personal information carefully on the test report.
3. As the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ankara and the Consulate General in Istanbul, we would like to
remind you that the passengers traveling to China must present their personal information accurately and declare the real
and valid test results. If the application is not approved due to the misrepresentation of the personal information or if a
delay of boarding arising from this issue, all responsibilities must be borne by the applicant himself.
Any false declaration, falsification of test results or alteration of test reports will be subject to liability for the offense
according to the law.
4.In Istanbul airport no test service in the transfer area.
Therefore, the passenger who travelling China via transfer flight should take Turkish visa in advance, after entering
Turkey they can get the second test and then boarding. The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ankara
and the Consulate General in Istanbul would like to remind passengers who will come to Istanbul from other countries
and fly from Istanbul to China, to take all the necessary information before departure and to be careful not to encounter
any obstacles during the travel. If the content of our previous announcement contains differences with this announcement,
this announcement will be valid.
By this announcement, we thank you for your understanding and support in epidemic prevention and control works.
Turkey emergency notification phone: 155
(police)
Emergency aid 112
People's Republic of China Embassy in Ankara Consular Assistance Phone Number: 05388215530
Consular Assistance of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Istanbul Phone Number: 05313389459
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center:
+ 86-10-12308 or + 86-10-59913991