The Republic of Turkey has declared that fully vaccinated travellers from India will no longer be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine...
The Republic of Turkey has declared that fully vaccinated travellers from India will no longer be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine rule, with effect from September 4, 2021. The announcement will ease the travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers of 12 years of age and older travelling from India or who have stayed in India in the last 14 days.
The vaccines that have been approved by WHO or the Turkish Government are covered under this
exemption. In addition to WHO-approved vaccines, the vaccines approved by the Turkish
Government are Pzifer Biontech, Sputnik V and Sinovac. For the same, a traveller must be taken
the second dose (if Johnson&Johnson one dose is sufficient) at least 14 days prior to the date of
travel. Indian travellers who are vaccinated with Covishield will also be allowed to travel to
Turkey. Once Covaxin get a nod from WHO, travellers vaccinated with the same will also be
able to visit Turkey.
Fully vaccinated travellers are also required to submit their negative PCR test report taken 72
hours before departure in order to exempt the quarantine. Non-vaccinated travellers are required
to undergo mandatory quarantine for 10 days in a hotel or a location mentioned in the
declaration.
The Republic of Turkey usually announces changes to the travel list, after assessing its criteria
like Coronavirus cases, vaccination roll-outs and possible threats from variants to determine
restrictions on different countries. By September 4 the Turkish government has
successfully vaccinated 79% of its population above 18 of age with the first dose and 62 %
population above 18 of age with both doses.
Despite the fluctuating global scenario of Covid-19 strain, Turkey has kept a strong grip on the
Covid-19 situation with guidelines and protocols in place for tourists and businesses associated
with tourism. Due to this, the tourist inflow data in Turkey continues to be impressive. The
tourist inflow numbers in Turkey between January-July 2021, despite the pandemic, was
recorded at 11.9 million. In July 2021 4.3 million international visitors visited Turkey.
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