Visa runs for Turkey prevented by new legislation?

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on 14 Apr 2011

Planning to visit Turkey on a tourist visa, but my stay may exceed 90 days - can anyone give details about the new legislation that seems to prevent visa runs?

Anonymous (not verified) on 14 Apr 2011 - 08:18

Basically, if you're planning to stay over 90 days you won't be able to make a visa run. The new legislation only allows a 90 day stay in a 180 day period - it's a way for the Turkish government to discourage illegal immigration and to encourage people to apply for more permanent permits.

Furthermore, if you overstay your visa by a certain number of days, then Turkey will ban you for a period of time....

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