On April 1, the Greek authorities of Rhodes Island launched a
new vacation visa terminal for Turkish tourists.
Under this scheme, Turkish citizens will be able to visit ten
Greek islands for stays of up to seven days, without needing to
apply for full access to the Schengen area, SchengenVisaInfo
reports.
According to AP News, such a move was made as a part of a
diplomatic effort to reduce ongoing tensions between the two
countries.
Vassilis Vayiannakis, head of the Rhodes Port Fund, told the AP
that the system is ready and that Turkish tourists had shown a
significant interest.
The new system is ready and there is a lot of demand
from Turkish visitors. But there were no boats scheduled to arrive
today [April 1]. We will have arrivals later this
week.
– Vassilis Vayiannakis, head of the Rhodes Port
Fund
This initiative followed an agreement signed between the Greek
Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the President of Türkiye,
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,…
