Stopping in Kuşadası. Do we need a visa to visit Ephesus

[Sailaweigh]

We are US citizens and wondering if we need a visa when we stop at Kuşadası and visit Ephesus on a private tour.  On the US state department site it says

"U.S. citizens traveling on cruise ships can enter visa-free for a maximum of 72 hours with permission from authorities at the port of entry." but on e-visa site is says "Tourists who arrive in Turkey on a cruise ship do not need a visa if they are only planning to visit the city that their ship docks at."  Since Ephesus is only 6 miles from the port, do we need a visa? Has anyone been there lately and has taken a private tour and needed a visa?  

Edited July 29, 2023 by Sailaweigh

[loerie]

1 hour ago, Sailaweigh said:

We are US citizens and wondering if we need a visa when we stop at Kuşadası and visit Ephesus on a private tour.  On the US state department site it says

"U.S. citizens traveling on cruise ships can enter visa-free for a maximum of 72 hours with permission from authorities at the port of entry." but on e-visa site is says "Tourists who arrive in Turkey on a cruise ship do not need a visa if they are only planning to visit the city that their ship docks at."  Since Ephesus is only 6 miles from the port, do we need a visa? Has anyone been there lately and has taken a private tour and needed a visa?  

We have done this numerous times.No need for visa

[cruisemom42]

I was just there last October (in Kusadasi) and no need for a visa to visit Ephesus.