The Turkish authorities imposed on nationals of 10 countries to obtain an electronic visa to transit airports during their destination to Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela from Istanbul International Airport.

Turkey is considered a transit country to final destinations, and is among the most active countries in combating irregular migration, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

The Turkish authorities intensified inspections within the framework of international aviation rules due to the increase in the number of migrants heading to North America via Central and Latin American countries, taking advantage of air transportation offers via Istanbul, according to the same sources.

Last March, Turkish Airlines warned travelers to Latin American countries that “some additional controls may be applied in addition to the general rules.”

In this context, Turkish diplomatic sources reported that the Turkish Foreign Ministry has completed the necessary preparations to launch the electronic airport transit (transit) visa.

The transit visa was included in Chapter 24 of Justice, Freedom and Security in the negotiations to join the European Union, and it constitutes one of the criteria within the scope of the negotiations to liberalize entry visas for Turks to the European Union countries.

The sources confirmed that Turkey imposed on citizens of India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Somalia, Cameroon, Mauritania and Yemen heading to Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela via Istanbul Airport the requirement to obtain a transit visa, as of April 15.

The electronic transit visa can be obtained free of charge online from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ “evisa.gov.tr” portal starting April 15, 2024.

Travelers must enter their personal information, residence address information and ticket numbers correctly when obtaining the e-visa.

Transit passengers at Istanbul Airport must also carry a printed copy of their transit visas.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu held a series of meetings with Chance Corusi, President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly and a number of his counterparts on the sidelines of the “Fifth United Nations Conference on Less Debrew Countries” in Doha.

In a post on his Twitter account on Sunday, Çavuşoglu stated that he discussed during his meeting with Korusi, “Safar Nafat Initiative” launched by Amina Erdogan, the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and global developments.

He pointed out that he met with the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Jill and Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Sadiq separately and discussed bilateral relations with them.

Çavuşoglu expressed his gratitude to Venezuela and Sudan for supporting his country after the double earthquake that struck southern Turkey.

Çavuşoglu also stated that he also met with the Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara and Foreign Minister Laos Salomexai Kumaseth and discussed with them bilateral relations.

On Sunday, the activities of the “Fifth United Nations Conference concerned with less developed countries” started in the Qatari capital, Doha, and will continue until March 9th under the slogan “From Possibilities to Prosperity”.

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Turkish Airlines and the Service Exporters Association are seeking to increase the export of services to Venezuela by intensifying the number of flights to its territory in the coming period.

Ahmet Polat, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Airlines held talks in Venezuela to contribute to the trade relations between the two countries.

According to a statement by the Turkish Airlines media office on Sunday, Polat said that he, along with representatives of 3,700 companies, held economic cooperation talks with the Venezuelan side.

Polat, who is also the head of the Service Exporters Association, confirmed that Turkish Airlines has begun measures to increase its flights to Venezuela in order to expand trade.

He pointed out that Turkish Airlines continues its measures to increase the number of flights to Venezuela to 10, including 7 direct flights and 3 flights via Havana.

Last week, the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, witnessed a visit by the Turkish Minister of Trade, Muhammad Moush, at the head of a delegation of 90 Turkish businessmen.

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Latin American countries offered condolences to Turkey for the victims of a mine explosion in Barten state, which killed 41 people.

Venezuela, El Salvador, Mexico, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Panama and Cuba have sent messages of condolence and solidarity with Turkey and the families of the victims.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro tweeted: “From Venezuela, we express our solidarity with the Turkish people and our friend, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following the unfortunate tragedy that occurred as a result of a mine explosion in Barten, which unfortunately caused loss of life. I offer my condolences to the families of the victims.”

For her part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Alexandra Hill Tinoco, expressed her condolences through her Twitter account and wished a speedy recovery to all the injured.

In turn, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on his Twitter account, “We offer our sincere condolences to the people and government of Turkey for the loss of life and injuries as a result of the mine explosion in Barten.”

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed, through its Twitter account, the condolences of the Mexican people and their government and their solidarity with Turkey and the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic accident.

Similar messages of condolence and solidarity were also issued by the foreign ministries of Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia and Panama.

And on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from the Barten mine explosion had risen to 41.

Energy Minister Fatih Donmez had announced that preliminary investigations showed that the explosion that occurred Friday was caused by a gas leak.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will visit Turkey on Wednesday at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Turkish Presidency’s Communication Department said in a statement that bilateral relations in all its aspects will be reviewed during the talks between the two sides, and ways to develop cooperation between Turkey and Venezuela will be discussed.

Views will also be exchanged on current regional and international issues during the official visit of the Venezuelan President.

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