Hi everyone! As many of you already know, new requirements in order to enter Turkey are
about to start as of tomorrow September 6th of 2021, so for that reason we wanted to wait until
the last minute to provide you with all the updated information about that because sometimes
the government is making announcements on the last minute so that's why until today we wanted to wait
to share all of this with you. So before we start with the video, we would love to ask you to please
give it a like that way our videos can reach more people like you who are planning on traveling
to Turkey. Many things haven't really changed since the last video we made about this topic
but let me tell you that we have great news especially for our followers and audience
from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. So stay in this video so you can see about these new requirements.
According to the new announcement made by the Minister of Interior of Turkey flights coming
from Brazil, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and South Africa are still suspended until further information.
Any other passenger coming from any other country but that have been in any of these four countries
14 days before coming to Turkey, then you must submit a negative PCR test with a maximum
of 72 hours and also you will need to quarantine for 14 days and I think within the 10 days also
another PCR test will be requested from you and if the PCR test is already negative, then you can
continue with your normal trip in Turkey. Referring to passengers coming from the UK, Egypt, Iran,
and Singapore they will need to submit as well a negative PCR test within the 72 hours
before departing to Turkey it doesn't matter if the passengers are already vaccinated or not,
specifically for these countries, you will need to submit as well a PCR test. And finally good news
for all of our audience watching us from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and finally some travel rules
have been eased for passengers coming from these countries and the rules will be as it follows:
If you are not vaccinated, then you need to follow these rules, so for example you will
need to present a negative PCR test up to 72 hours beforehand and also you will need to quarantine in
Turkey. For people who have already been vaccinated and of course, are coming from these countries like
india, Bangladesh and Pakistan it will be more than enough by showing a negative PCR test within the
72 hours before entering Turkey and also you will need to show your vaccination certificate
with the second dose and that a maximum of 14 days have already passed between your doses and your
travel to Turkey. In that way you will be able to avoid the 14-day quarantine in the country.
if you're concerned about where you can do the isolation in Turkey, then we will share as well the
official link in our description box where you will be able to see all the list of the hotels
that have been approved by the government and by city so you will be able to see as well the names,
the phone numbers, and the emails where you can directly contact them, we don't know the price of
how much they will be charging for that so we cannot really give you that information but just go
ahead and check the link where you can contact directly to those hotels in the cities that you
are interested in doing your isolation. Now, what about the passengers coming from any other country?
and I mean by any other country like all of those that are not included in this list which are
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Iran, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Nepal,
apart from these countries that means "any other" country, for example the US, Mexico, Canada, Germany,
Croatia, Thailand, any other country then you will follow these other protocols. if you are already
vaccinated then you can enter the country by only showing the proper vaccination certificate and
that you have already both doses and that at least 14 days have already passed between your doses
and your travel to Turkey, or for example, if you're coming from the US and you receive the Johnson and
Johnson which is only one jab then you can also, come just like that with your vaccine
certification that will be it no need of showing a PCR test or an antigen test that will be more
than enough, if you are not vaccinated yet then you can also provide a negative PCR test within the 72
hours before coming to Turkey or an antigen test within 48 hours before entering the country.
In the case that you have already had COVID19 but you already recovered at least six months
before coming to Turkey, then it's also enough by showing the proper document to the country
you don't need the vaccine certification or PCR test or antigen test. Now I would love to clarify
something with each one of you, and because also, I have read in many groups or I have read
also in some other comments of people claiming that Turkey is not accepting antigen tests for
these countries that I personally classified as "any other country" I want to share my experience
with you. I recently traveled from Mexico to Turkey when I went to visit my family there
and I can tell you that antigen tests are being accepted and there is no problem if you show them.
In my case, I already had my second dose of my vaccine and it was more than enough by showing my
COVID certification, my vaccination, but when it comes to my husband, back then he only had
one dose he was still missing the second one and for that he got the COVID antigen test,
he got the negative result and it was well accepted. so that's why I am telling you,
and this is something that it's also stated in official announcements PCR tests and antigen
tests are well accepted for passengers coming from this classification of "any other country".
Also remember that for those passengers coming To turkey especially with little children, if your
kids are under 12 years old then there will be no need of showing a COVID vaccination certificate
or a PCR test nothing is required from passengers under 12 years old. Also as of September 6th of 2021
new regulations have been imposed by Turkey when it comes to traveling within the country.
As always, some little things were left in the limbo and we don't have very clear information
about certain things for example, about these new requirements, we don't know if these ones
are also for tourists or only for us as residents and Turkish citizens so these new regulations
consist on if you want to travel within cities in Turkey, you will need to show a negative PCR test
if you are not vaccinated yet, that is something that us residents and Turkish citizens must start
doing as of September 6th of 2021 in case that you want to attend massive events, for example
a football match, concerts, festivals, theater, or even going to the cinema, for all of these
things you will need to show a negative PCR test. If the person cannot show the COVID 19
vaccine certification, the PCR test or the document where they can state that that person has already
healed from COVID 19, then the person will not be allowed to attend these events.
So, as I mentioned before, this is something that it's not clear for us and for anybody right now
if these states are also for tourists, we already know that this is compulsory for us as residents
and Turkish citizens but when it comes to tourists, we have no idea yet so we will be
so grateful if any of you is traveling in the next couple of weeks and if you are in these
hypotheses that maybe you are not vaccinated but you have your PCR test
if you were able to do inter-city travel without any problem, what was the process like
also some other travelers will learn from your own experience and also we will have that information.
If you are also wondering what is going on in Turkey in regards with the museums, restaurants,
and major tourist attractions, you don't have to worry about that because everything in Turkey
is already open, everything is operating as normal so you can already come in and enjoy the country.
So you already know what are the updated requirements in order to
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