Prospects for a visa-free Turkey for EU citizens
Deniz Servantie*
The visa policy of EU member states towards Turkish citizens has been a major issue in the context of Turkey-EU relations. In that respect, Turkey has subjected Brussels and the member states to heavy criticism and there have been numerous complaints in important legal arenas such as the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). In contrast, Turkey’s visa policy towards EU member state citizens can be described as much more liberal in comparison to the Schengen visa requirements and has thus not been subjected to the same level of criticism as the latter. In that respect, the following question ought to be asked: Is the Turkish visa requirement imposed upon citizens of certain member states showing an integrated picture? There is only one simple response and it is no.
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