E. Bariş Altıntaş

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My Schengen is my castle: Europe’s visa rules against Turkey
19 October 2009

For most ordinary Turkish citizens, it is very difficult to get into European Union countries or other countries in Europe just to visit tourist sites or see friends living in those countries for a week or two.
The process is overwhelmingly long, the bureaucracy involved daunting and the fees paid to obtain a visa are unreasonably high, but simply going through the ordeal does not guarantee the issuance of a visa. The visa barrier for Turkey is not only restrictive for the less well-to-do, (...)