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Flight reservation for your Turkey application

Planning a trip to Turkey? Here is what official sources say about flight reservations and return or onward tickets, and how to get a reservation without buying a full ticket.

Short answer. A Turkish Embassy notice for visa applications from Pakistan lists a copy of the flight reservation (reservation only, not the ticket) and a hotel reservation for tourist visas. That is one mission's list, and the e-Visa pages we could read did not mention flights. No document guarantees a visa.

What official sources say

The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Islamabad's notice on visa applications lists, across several categories including tourist, a copy of the flight reservation marked as reservation only, not the ticket, and a copy of the hotel reservation. For transit visas it asks for a confirmed ticket, not a reservation.

The evisa.gov.tr ‘What do I need’ page, as we read it, mentioned passport validity and nationality-dependent extra requirements, with no mention of flights.

Good to know for Turkey

  • The notice is undated and applies to applications in Pakistan. Check your own consulate.
  • We did not verify whether e-Visa applicants are asked for flight reservations.

Step by step: using a flight reservation

  1. Check the official checklist for your application and ask your application centre what they accept.
  2. Search flights on Visa Flight Pass with your real route and dates.
  3. Choose a flight and click Book for Visa proof. Only flights the airline lets us hold are offered.
  4. Enter each traveller exactly as in the passport.
  5. Pay the service fee and receive the reservation PDF by email.
  6. Attach the PDF unaltered to your application.

Timing

Airline holds are short, typically from about a day to a few days. Apply while the reservation is still valid, or ask your application centre whether it must be active on your appointment date.

Limits and honesty

A reservation is not a ticket: you cannot fly on it. Use real names and never edit the PDF. Requirements differ between embassies, consulates and application centres, and some ask for a paid ticket. No document guarantees a visa or entry. Always confirm against the checklist for your own application.

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Sources

Last checked: 6 October 2026. Requirements change and differ between consulates. Always confirm with the official checklist for your own application.