Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Turkish citizens apply in person for the new chip-based identity card. Biometrics are taken at the consulate and the card is produced in Türkiye and mailed back to the consulate for collection.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate-General of Türkiye in Sydney (Woollahra, NSW; jurisdiction: Australia except VIC, SA, TAS and WA) and Consulate-General in South Melbourne (VIC; jurisdiction: VIC, SA, TAS, WA). Embassy in Canberra also exists.
Pages published by the Sydney consulate; the Melbourne consulate's own procedure pages could not be fetched, so the same national procedure is presumed but not confirmed there. Melbourne: see melbourne-cg.mfa.gov.tr; no separate procedure pages for this service were published.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Türkiye.
How to apply
Book on the national consular appointment system www.konsolosluk.gov.tr; each service needs its own appointment | attend in person (separate appointment per person) | give photo, fingerprints and signature | receive a PIN envelope and a temporary card where offered | collect the card when notified
Documents you need
- Under 15: birth registration completed first, parent/guardian applies, old ID card or birth certificate, one biometric photo only if a photo card is wanted
- 15 and over: old ID card or passport (valid photo ID if lost), one biometric photo 5x6 cm white background under 6 months old, fingerprints
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: card AUD 7 + postage AUD 5 = AUD 12 (page marked as 2018 fees); free card for a child whose birth was reported within 60 days
- Newer page says fees change yearly and are not stated
Good to know
Fee table is explicitly for 2018 and is likely outdated; a second page shows no amounts. Second page also mentions a temporary ID card issued at the visit.
Official sources
- sidney-bk.mfa.gov.tr/Content/assets/consulate/images/localCache/12/…
- sidney-bk.mfa.gov.tr/Content/assets/consulate/images/localCache/1/8…
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Türkiye's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Türkiye in Australia
- Address declaration (Adres Beyanı)
- Birth registration for a child born outside marriage / paternity recognition
- Criminal record certificate
- Driving licence renewal
- Dual citizenship registration
- e-Devlet password
- e-Visa for Türkiye
- Passport (new, renewal or replacement)
- Power of attorney (vekaletname)
- Re-acquisition of Turkish citizenship
- Special (stamped) passport
- Visa for official, diplomatic and special passport holders