Greek authorities’ one-week visa application for Turkish tourists for 10 Greek islands starts at the beginning of March.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whom President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Athens at the end of last year, announced that “one-week visa application will be applied for Turkish tourists at the gate in the Greek islands.”
Which Greek islands can Turks get visas from?
The work carried out by Greece on this issue was later approved by the EU Commission.
Starting next week, Turkish tourists will be able to visit Chios, Middili, Rhodes, Samos, Kos, Meis, Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos and Symi islands by obtaining a one-week visa at the door.
Greek islands are waiting for Turkish tourists
Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas underlined the strong ties between Greece and Turkey in the field of tourism and culture and stated that they welcomed the visa application at the door.
Papakalodoukas stated that Simi, in particular, is a popular island for Turkish boat owners.
Giannis Papavasileiou, President of the Rhodes Hotel Owners Association, stated that they expect the influx of visitors from Turkey to increase.
Papavasileiou stated that in this way, the deficit caused by the lack of Israeli tourists who could not come due to the war will be closed and that it is expected to ultimately benefit the local economy.
What is required for a gate visa?
To get a visa at the door to the Greek islands, you need to pay 60 euros.
To obtain a gate visa, you must have a passport valid for at least 6 months, 2 biometric photographs, a 3-month bank statement with sufficient balance to cover travel expenses, hotel reservation, ferry ticket, travel health insurance, ID photocopy and application form, and the absence of a TRNC visa stamp in the passport. It is necessary.