Unilateral Visa Agreement with Norway Creates Controversy

In the announcement made by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on his social media account, he announced that a unilateral agreement was made between Turkey and Norway. With this agreement, the way for Norwegians to come to Turkey with only identity cards was opened. On the other hand, Turks will still be able to go to Norway with a visa.

An important step has been taken today in the relations between Turkey and Europe, which have been strained from time to time and entered the normalization phase. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt signed a visa liberalization agreement between Turkey and Norway. But this deal One sided it was a deal.

In the announcement made by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on social media, it was announced that Norwegians can travel to Turkey without any visa or passport. Regarding visa liberalization for Turkish citizens traveling to Norway no statement was included.

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