Hi everyone! As you can see right now I am here at the airport of Istanbul and this is because
my husband and I are going to Mexico but you don't have to worry because we are coming back
to Istanbul very soon but the purpose of this video is because since our Turkish government
has already released all the new measures that will be taking place in Turkey as of July 1st
and we didn't really want to miss the chance to let you know and to provide you with all the
proper information so you can take notes if you are planning on coming to Turkey.
There have been many changes about quarantines, PCR tests, and also about the lockdowns. So if you
really want to know each one of them, we highly recommend you to stay here. At the moment all of
those direct flights coming from Brazil, Bangladesh, South Africa, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka have
been suspended by the government until further information so you already know that as soon as
we have any updates of course we will be sharing it with you. When it comes to those passengers who are
coming to Turkey from any other third country but have been in the last 14 days in Brazil,
Bangladesh, South Africa, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka will need to present a negative PCR test
within the frame of 72 hours before arriving to Turkey and they will be put into quarantine.
Please keeping keep in mind that you need to comply with both requirements, it is not like
okay if I present the PCR test, then I do not need to quarantine. No, you need to do
both. It's an "and" not an "or". After the quarantine process has been completed, in the 14th day another
PCR test will be made to you and if the test results are negative, then you can continue with
your trip normally. When it comes to passengers coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan also you
will need to quarantine but only for 10 days in the country. Also if you're coming from a third
country and then you're coming to Turkey but you have been in the last 14 days in any of these
two countries, then also these rules will apply to you, that means that you will have to quarantine.
During your quarantine process in the 7th day another PCR test will be applied to you
and as well, if the result is negative, then you may continue with your holiday. Travelers coming
from the United Kingdom, Iran, Singapore, and Egypt will need to submit a negative PCR test also made
within 72 hours before entering the country. When entering the border gates either by land, air,
sea, or railway, and if your country wasn't listed in the previous ones that we already mentioned,
then you can enter the country by following these rules: Number one. If you have been already
vaccinated with your second dose and 14 days have already passed since your application, then is more
than enough to show the document issued by your country. Number two. If you have already had covid
within the six months before entering the country, then you can show the relevant document from your
country to prove it. In these two cases, you don't need to show a PCR test or rapid antigen test
with a negative result. Is more than enough by showing these documents. And number three.
If you haven't been vaccinated or you cannot prove that you have already been vaccinated, or that
you already had the disease, then you need to show a negative PCR test within the 72 hours
or a rapid antigen test within 48 hours before arriving to the country. Now it's time to explain
to you what are the general rules going on in Turkey at the moment, what will happen with
the restaurants, with museums, with the lockdowns, and everything. When it comes to the lockdowns, I
am so happy to tell you this finally the lockdowns are over but remember that the lockdowns anyways
they weren't for the tourists, they were only for us as residents and Turkish citizens but for now
all the lockdowns for everybody have already finished, I mean, that will start as of July 1st.
When it comes to restaurants and museums, basically everything it's already open.
You can already go to a restaurant and dine in which is very comfortable. Finally you can be
treated like a king or a queen at a restaurant. About the places for example like pubs, bars,
or any other place that is also playing live music, they will be open until midnight and music
will be only played until midnight which it's kind of strange but well that's a new regulation.
The places that will remain closed are the ones for example the shisha lounges shisha or water
pipe lunges. These ones will remain closed. Other than that, everything is open. You can
freely come to the country and enjoy it of course you just need to keep on with the precautions.
If you are asking about the face masks, as well they are still mandatory on the street and indoors
but to be honest nowadays like most people there are not wearing them and everything has been more
relaxed than previous months or weeks so you don't have to really worry just come and enjoy
and just keep your precautions. So these are all the measures for the month of July.
If we have any other updates, of course, we will let you know as soon as we have it.
If you want to keep following all of these new rules and measures, we ask you to please follow
us on Instagram because also as soon as we know something sometimes we cannot make a video right
away but on our Instagram and through our stories we are trying to announce everything right away.
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