United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Turkey
Notice: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animals, animal products, or to obtain a zoosanitary certificate for an animal product, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from which the animal or product will be exported, the area in which your office is located, or the area in which the product is manufactured.
Animal Products
Live Animals
HEALTH CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE AND SUBMISSION
| USDA Accredited Veterinarian Signature | Original Ink |
| APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer Signature | Original Ink |
Details: Health certificates require original ink signatures from the issuing USDA Accredited Veterinarian and the endorsing APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer with the application of the APHIS embossed seal. Submissions through the online Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS) cannot be accepted at this time.
Turkey - Summary of Requirements for Live Animals
All health certificates for U.S. origin animals and animal genetics destined to Turkey (with the exception of bovine semen*) must be endorsed by APHIS no more than two (2) days prior to export. Exporters are advised to schedule health certificate endorsement with their APHIS offices accordingly.
*Effective February 28, 2018, an APHIS endorsed U.S. origin bovine semen certificate is considered valid for 30 days from the date of issuance by the USDA-accredited veterinarian.
Cattle
- Female breeding cattle- January 2014
- Fattening Cattle - March 2012
- Breeding Bulls - November 2009
- Bovine embryos (in vivo-derived) December 2014
- Bovine semen Annex II, Part 1 - January 2006 - Semen collected after 31 December 2004, in accordance with Council Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Directive 2003/43/EC (Bilingual English-Turkish) (pdf 177kb)
- Bovine semen Annex II, Part 2 - January 2006 - Semen collected, processed, and stored before 31 December 2004, in accordance with Council Directive 88/407/EEC (Bilingual English-Turkish) (pdf 117kb)
Horses
- Horses - Health Certificate _November 2007 (pdf 179kb)
Poultry
The Republic of Turkey has placed a temporary ban on all U.S. origin
live poultry, day-old chicks, and hatching eggs from the states of California
(effective September 17, 2018) and Minnesota (effective October 31,
2018), in regards to notifiable avian influenza.
- Hatching eggs Health Certificate – December 2014
- Day-old chicks Health Certificate– December 2014
Pets
The pet import information has been moved to the
pet travel website click here
Sheep and Goats
- Sheep and goats for breeding and production - Health Certificate - September 2010 - (pdf 118kb)
Aquaculture Animals
- Aquaculture health certificate open — May 2016 (pdf 408kb) Aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, or put and take fisheries, and/or intended for open ornamental facilities - (Annex IV, Part A, Commission Regulation 1012/2012)
- Aquatic health certificate closed ornamental facilities — May 2016 (pdf 197kb) Ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities - (Annex IV, Part B, Commission Regulation 1012/2012)
For species not listed, the requirements are not known. However, exporters wanting to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed in the IREGS, should have the interested party (importer/buyer) in the country of destination apply for an Import Permit at the appropriate ministry. This Import Permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.