<P> Turkish Biometric passports (Turkish: Biyometrik pasaport), compatible with the new ICAO standards, have been available since 1 June 2010 . Applications for the new passports can be submitted online through the government's website (2). Passports are then sent via mail . </P> <P> The biometric passports have different colored covers; regular passports in maroon and diplomatic passports in black, in compliance with ICAO standards . </P> <P> A Turkish passport has been one of the most expensive passports in the world for many years . As a result of increasing public demands, the cost of ordinary passports was almost halved in June 2010 . Despite the massive reduction, the Turkish passport remains the most expensive passport in the world . The passport law was then amended to increase the maximum validity of a passport from 5 to 10 years . It currently costs TRY667. 10 (c . USD180) for a 10 - year passport, including the compulsory booklet fee . In addition to the expensive passport prices, the Turkish state charges TRY15 (c . USD4) from Turkish passport holders (excluding ship and aircraft crew, those who live abroad and those with dual citizenship) every single time they leave Turkey . </P> <P> Holders of an ordinary Turkish passport may travel without a visa, or with a visa received upon arrival, to 104 countries, as of 2014 according to the Visa Restrictions Index . </P>

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