Travel restrictions for China flights

As of November 7, 2020, passengers flying to China are required to take nucleic acid and lgM antibody blood tests and enter the test results to the system 48 hours before the boarding starts.

Requirements for passengers with Chinese passports for Türkiye-Guangzhou direct flights Learn more

  • Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. 
  • Please upload photos of your negative nucleic acid and IgM antibody tests results to the WeChat Health Code app to get the "HS" green health code. 
  • Validity period of health code is calculated according to the sampling date.

Requirements for foreign passengers for Türkiye-Guangzhou direct flights Learn more

  • Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. (from 18:35 on Sundays till 18:35 on Tuesdays) 
  • Please email the scanned copies of your negative nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results along with the first page of your passport and the signed health declaration form to the Chinese embassy/consulate's mailbox 
    • Email of Chinese Embassy in Türkiye: consulate_tur@mfa.gov.cn 
    • Email of Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul: consulate_ist@sina.com 
  • Please print out the stamped and certified health declaration form. 
  • Validity period of the Certified Health Status Declaration Form is calculated according to the sampling date.

Requirements for Guangzhou transits from Istanbul Airport for passengers with Chinese passports Learn more

  • Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding the first flight and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. (from 18:35 on Sundays till 18:35 on Tuesdays) 
  • Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding the second flight and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. (from 18:35 on Sundays till 18:35 on Tuesdays) 
  • Please upload to the WeChat Health Code app photos of your negative nucleic acid and IgM antibody tests results to get the "HS" green health code 
  • Validity period of health code is calculated according to the sampling date.

Requirements for Guangzhou transits from Istanbul Airport for foreign passengers Learn more

  •  Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding the first flight and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. (from 18:35 on Sundays till 18:35 on Tuesdays) 
  • Please give a sample within 48 hours before boarding the second flight and have the nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results ready. (from 18:35 on Sundays till 18:35 on Tuesdays) 
  • Please email the scanned copies of your negative nucleic acid and IgM antibody test results along with the first page of your passport and the signed health declaration form to the Chinese embassy/consulate's mailbox 
    • Email of Chinese Embassy in Türkiye: consulate_tur@mfa.gov.cn 
    • Email of Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul: consulate_ist@sina.com 
  • Print out the stamped certified health declaration form. 
  • Validity period of the Certified Health Status Declaration Form calculated according to the sampling date.