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Turkey · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026
139

That is 67 more than in January 2026 (72) — +93.1%.

J1 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+93.1% vs January 2026 (72)-7.3% vs February 2025 (150)

All published months together: 52,848

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Turkey · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202597
  • Jan 202672
  • Feb 2026139
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  • Jan 2026 is 25 (25.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 42 (43.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 9772139
Total9772139
Total visas issued
6,921
Latest 12 months · Turkey · J1
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2K2.1K1.5K1962412558096669772139
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2145,963
  2. J16,921
  3. C1/D4,044
  4. F12,340
  5. H1B670
  6. A2578

Turkey · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256,979
  • 2026211
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January11972 -39.5%
February150139 -7.3%
March1,990––
April2,147––
May1,542––
June196––
July241––
August255––
September80––
October96––
November66––
December97––

When is it busy? Turkey · J1

Busiest month: March (24.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Turkey · J1: all published months

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05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial468
2019 10,363
2020 4,025
2021 2,893
2022 9,725
2023 9,837
2024 8,347
2025 6,979
2026 partial211