Turkey massively refuses residence permits to Russians

Until now, Turkey has issued tourist residence permits to everyone, he writes unian.ua.

President of Turkey Recep Erdogan

Citizens of Russia have encountered problems in obtaining or extending a tourist permit for residence in Turkey. 90% of applicants are rejected. The situation is massive, writes The Moscow Times.

"Practically in all regions, the percentage of refusals in residence permits began to rise sharply, and the extension of residence became the most painful issue for the majority of Russians who moved to Turkey," the publication notes.

Local administrations require many more documents to renew a residence permit, for example, statements from Turkish banks with monthly receipts in the account. At the same time, the income for a family of three should be at least $2000 per month. Previously, in order to obtain a tourist residence permit, it was enough to show a housing rental agreement and a local insurance policy.

As a Turkish visa consultant told journalists, now the problem has become massive and is observed in all major cities of Turkey, although each city may have its own requirements for documents. Currently, many Russians are trying to get around the problem by issuing a different type of residence permit instead of a tourist permit, for example, through the purchase of real estate.

However, such options are not available to everyone. Many Russians permanently living in Turkey complain about being forced to return to Russia, or the need to move to other countries.

"Last year, Russians became the largest buyers of real estate in Turkey among foreigners, occupying a quarter of this market. They purchased more than 16 objects in Turkey — three times more than a year earlier. The number of residence permits issued to Russians amounted to 000, and this is also a record among all foreign citizens in Turkey," the newspaper writes.

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Turkey remains one of Russia's main trading partners, despite the war in Ukraine and Turkey's membership in NATO. The other day, Turkey refused to hand over air defense complexes previously bought from the Russian Federation to Ukraine. Before that, Russia allowed Turkey to temporarily not pay for gas.

Meanwhile, Russia itself is actively trying to quarrel Turkey with European countries, using fake rallies and street provocations in European cities. Ankara willingly "bites" at provocations, despite their obviousness.

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