With the Official Gazette published today, the regulation that will allow Bulgarians to enter Turkey without a visa has entered into force. Bulgarian citizens will be able to enter Turkey without a visa, provided that they do not exceed 90 days in every 180 days. As you can imagine, this arrangement started a new discussion on social media.
The record depreciation of the Turkish lira towards the end of last year naturally increased the value of all currencies against the Turkish lira. This situation especially pleased the citizens of the neighboring country Bulgaria. Because our country has almost turned into a ‘1 million shop’ store for Bulgarians. One Bulgarian Lev today While it is equivalent to 9.27 TL The Bulgarians’ shopping in Edirne continues.
A remarkable decision took place in the Official Gazette published today. With the Presidential Decree No. 5887, the application that will allow Bulgarian citizens to enter Turkey without a visa was put into effect. Bulgarian citizens can now travel to Turkey for touristic purposes with a residence period of 90 days and transit passes every 180 days. visa exempt will be held.
Regulation that came into force:
“It has been decided to provide visa exemption for the citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria who hold identity cards to Turkey for touristic travels and transit passes with a maximum residence period of 90 days within 180 days, in accordance with Article 18 of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection No. 6458.”
On the other hand, citizens of the Republic of Turkey continue to have a visa requirement for transit to Bulgaria.
Of course, this situation also caused reactions on social media:
It was on the agenda for Bulgarian citizens to go shopping in Turkey many times:
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