Permanent / Temporary Entry Cards are issued to the personnel of private institutions and organizations operating at Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Duty Entry Cards are issued to public sector personnel working at Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Personnel who have not completed Course-1 Security Awareness Training are not issued an Airport Entry Card. This training is valid for three years, and a refresher is mandatory upon expiration.

E-Signature

In accordance with Article 6 of the “Sabiha Gökçen Airport Entry Cards Directive”, which was approved and came into force on 09.02.2023, applications submitted after 9 April 2023 are accepted only with an electronic signature.
Applications with handwritten (wet) signatures will only be accepted in the event of a technical system failure, as specified below.

How to apply for an entry card with an e-signature? Click here.

Applications submitted with incomplete documents are not accepted.

Applications submitted via mail or courier are not accepted.

Cards that are not collected within 1 month from the application date are CANCELLED, and the fee is non-refundable.

Turkish Citizens

Required documents:

1. Permanent / Duty Entry Card Request Letter
2. Permanent / Duty Entry Card Application Form (obtained from the Card Application Program)
3. Copy of ID card (with a 4.5 cm x 6 cm biometric photograph affixed)

Foreign Nationals

Required documents:

• Permanent Entry Card Request Letter
• Permanent Entry Card Application Form (obtained from the Card Application Program)
• Copy of Passport (with a 4.5 cm x 6 cm biometric photograph affixed)
• The documents listed in item 3 must also be sent digitally to the e-mail addresses of SGH Police Department GBT Unit and SGH Customs Enforcement KBB Unit
• Copy of Work Permit
• Certificate of Residence

Turkish and foreign nationals cannot apply using the same application form.

Airport Entry Cards Directive, Article 6-2:

Applications may be submitted with a wet signature only in the event of a technical failure in the electronic signature module. Otherwise, applications using wet-signed documents are not accepted. 

The procedure to be followed in the above-mentioned case: 

The above-mentioned application documents are prepared in three wet-signed copies (for requests not including International Arrivals and Apron areas, two copies are prepared, and the Customs Enforcement Directorate is not visited) and submitted to the SGH Airport Administrative Authority for referral approval. The referred documents are then taken sequentially to the SGH Police Department Investigation Desk and the SGH Customs Enforcement Directorate for investigation procedures. The copy to be submitted to the HEAŞ Card Operations Office is stamped and signed by the authorized officers (the Police Investigation Desk and the Customs Enforcement Directorate each retain one copy). The remaining final copy is taken to the HEAŞ Revenue Office for payment of the application fee. Finally, the documents are delivered to the HEAŞ Card Operations Office by the institution’s authorized personnel.

An annual card usage fee (renewal) is charged for Permanent Entry Cards.

Permanent entry cards are delivered to the authorized person(s) of the institution using an SMS verification code.