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Turkey lifts visa requirements for Romanians

Tue, Jan 12 2010 11:20 CET

byNick Iliev

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Turkey lifts visa requirements for Romanians

Istanbul

Turkey is set to allow Romanian nationals free entry for up to 90 days, within six months, Dnevnik daily reported on January 11 2010. The precise date from which the measure will take effect will be published on the Romanian foreign affairs website.

The Turkish government will supposedly implement the measure "soon", Romanian foreign affairs minister Cristian Diaconescu was quoted as saying by Mediafax on January 12 2010. The move will apply to Romanians in possession of valid passports.

Bulgarian citizens are currently able to enter Turkey without a visa, but only with an international passport because Bulgarian ID cards are not accepted by Turkish authorities.

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Anonymous Couple of points Wed, Jan 13 2010 10:42 CET
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Istanbul and Turkish resorts are way more expensive than bulgarian ones but the quality of service is waym better and that of hotels.

Romanians are able to get a visa on the border or in the airport for something like 10 euros per passport so this would not affect that much the bulgarian resorts.

Anonymous ro Wed, Jan 13 2010 04:31 CET
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Strange. When did they IMPOSE those visas in the first place ?
I distinctly remember that in 1993 they did not require such visa for Romanian tourists.
Probably they went mad because of the EU .....

Anonymous Karen Lovell Tue, Jan 12 2010 20:09 CET
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The Romanians will soon wish they'd spent their money in Bulgaria when they see the mega price hikes in Turkey. 1 Lev for a holiday beer in Bg challenged by 4 or 5 Lira beer in Turkey - no contest.

Anonymous Dianne Hatton Tue, Jan 12 2010 18:22 CET
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That should hit the Bulgarian Black Sea resorts as the Romanians wave at Sunny Beach and Golden Sands en-route to "cheaper" Turkey......

Anonymous jed Tue, Jan 12 2010 13:20 CET
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Would be nice, if they dropped visa fees for all EU member state citizens, in light of their wish to join the EU.


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