Turkey · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Turkey
Creator: Visa Status

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (39) — -35.9%.

H1B visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-35.9% vs January 2026 (39)-46.8% vs February 2025 (47)

All published months together: 5,481

Turkey · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	72	39	-45.8%
February	47	25	-46.8%
March	41	–	–
April	30	–	–
May	65	–	–
June	63	–	–
July	86	–	–
August	84	–	–
September	81	–	–
October	54	–	–
November	36	–	–
December	66	–	–

When is it busy? Turkey · H1B

Busiest month: August (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.1%

6.0%

5.4%

3.5%

5.3%

7.6%

10.8%

12.8%

10.4%

8.5%

7.0%

10.5%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	23
Apr '17	13
May '17	52
Jun '17	39
Jul '17	57
Aug '17	51
Sep '17	56
Oct '17	40
Nov '17	40
Dec '17	58
Jan '18	60
Feb '18	31
Mar '18	25
Apr '18	20

Turkey · H1B

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