The world is slowly opening up for vaccinated travellers again, which means many travel opportunities for Indian travellers are also opening up. The latest to join in is Turkey.

Turkey had, in June 2021, instituted a quarantine for those travelling from India to Turkey for 14 days. This has now been scaled back and removed for vaccinated travellers.

Effective from September 4, 2021, passengers travelling from India to Turkey or those who have been in India within the last 14 days will be subject to the following measures:

1. All passengers must submit a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival
2. Passengers who certify that they have had at least two doses (single dose for Johnson & Johnson) of the vaccines approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization or Turkey, provided that at least 14 days have passed since the last dose be exempted from mandatory quarantine.
3. Passengers who cannot provide the abovementioned certificate will be quarantined in their residence or the address they will On the 10th day of the quarantine; they will be subjected to PCR test and:
   1. if the PCR test result is negative, quarantine will be terminated
   2. if the PCR test result is positive, treatment will be conducted per the Covid-19 guidelines of the Ministry of Health of Turkey
   3. The quarantine period for those who do not have a PCR test on the 10th day will be extended to 14 days.
4. The requirements mentioned above do not apply to transit or transfer passengers.
5. There will be no PCR requirement and quarantine for the crew
6. Passengers under the age of 12 will be exempted from PCR test and vaccination certificate applications on entry.

Here is the official statement from Turkey, which you can download if needed.

This will be only valid for Covishield-vaccinated passengers from India for now, and not Covaxin jabbed till it is certified by the WHO for use.

Bottomline

Turkey has opened up to fully vaccinated Indian travellers and has removed their quarantine requirement as well. This should mean another opportunity to travel from India, apart from France, Spain, Germany, Sri Lanka, UAE to name a few.

What do you make of the move from Turkey to open up to vaccinated Indians without quarantine?

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