Türkiye takes 2nd place in global Schengen visa applications
Türkiye secured its spot as the world’s second-largest source of Schengen visa applications in 2025, trailing only China, according to newly released European Union data.
While the upward trajectory in application volumes persisted last year, there has also been a marginal uptick in rejection rates, the statistics showed. EU data revealed that applications from Türkiye reached 1.2 million in 2025.
With this figure, Türkiye secured the second spot behind China, which led the global tally with 1.8 million applications. India followed closely in third place, recording 1.1 million submissions.
Out of the total applications lodged from Türkiye in 2025, more than 1 million were approved. Notably, 736,556 of these successful applications resulted in multiple-entry visas.
