"Central Asia: Turkey Lifts Visa Requirement For Post-Soviet States
By Gulnoza Saidazimova
Turkey -- Map, undated
(RFE/RL)
July 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Ankara has lifted its visa requirement for tourist visits to Turkey of up to 30 days by citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Mongolia.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Mehmet Gunay told RFE/RL's Uzbek Service on July 30 that Ankara has unilaterally abolished short-term visas for citizens of the four former Soviet republics as well as Mongolia starting on August 1."
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