I have read in a few guide books and online that a three-month tourist visa is $20. So last week, I dragged my kids with me to the Turkish embassy in Washington to get visas for our family of 5. When I got there, they said that the visa is $35 each. When I asked about the $20 three month visa, they said they are only available upon entry into Turkey and they can't be purchased at the embassy. I didn't feel like wasting the extra $75 for the visas so it looks like we will wait until entry.

Again, I just find this a bit of a pain that I couldn't purchase the three month visa in advance.