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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Turkey · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026
14

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (12) — ▲ +16.7%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+16.7% vs January 2026 (12)▲+40.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 1,241

Turkey · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025207
  • 202626
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Month20252026Change
January2512▼ -52.0%
February1014▲ +40.0%
March12––
April12––
May11––
June9––
July24––
August27––
September19––
October19––
November21––
December18––

When is it busy? Turkey · O1

Busiest month: August (19.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.3%
6.5%
4.4%
4.3%
4.4%
6.7%
10.9%
19.0%
9.7%
7.7%
8.5%
6.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '178
Apr '174
May '175
Jun '1710
Jul '1723
Aug '1718
Sep '1715
Oct '177
Nov '176
Dec '176
Jan '1818
Feb '187
Mar '186
Apr '186
May '188
Jun '1814
Jul '1823
Aug '1815
Sep '1816
Oct '186
Nov '185
Dec '186
Jan '1913
Feb '198
Mar '198
Apr '199
May '196
Jun '1913
Jul '1910
Aug '1920
Sep '1911
Oct '1911
Nov '1913
Dec '194
Jan '208
Feb '204
Mar '200
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '202
Aug '208
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '202
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '213
Apr '212
May '211
Jun '218
Jul '2111
Aug '2136
Sep '2115
Oct '2115
Nov '219
Dec '217
Jan '2212
Feb '225
Mar '2213
Apr '224
May '229
Jun '228
Jul '2212
Aug '2241
Sep '2215
Oct '2212
Nov '2222
Dec '2217
Jan '2311
Feb '2313
Mar '239
Apr '238
May '237
Jun '2317
Jul '2323
Aug '2324
Sep '2316
Oct '2311
Nov '2312
Dec '2314
Jan '2419
Feb '2415
Mar '245
Apr '247
May '2415
Jun '2410
Jul '2421
Aug '2420
Sep '2421
Oct '2415
Nov '2415
Dec '2414
Jan '2525
Feb '2510
Mar '2512
Apr '2512
May '2511
Jun '259
Jul '2524
Aug '2527
Sep '2519
Oct '2519
Nov '2521
Dec '2518
Jan '2612
Feb '2614

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Total visas issued
14
Latest 12 months · Turkey · O1 · February
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Turkey · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202518
  • Jan 202612
  • Feb 202614
Dec 2025
1841% of selected
Jan 2026
1227% of selected
Feb 2026
1432% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (22.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 181214
Total181214