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Can someone who isn't flying meet me at my gate for a layover at Istanbul airport?
I have a layover of around 3 hours (one international flight connecting to a second international flight) at Istanbul airport. I have a friend who is Turkish who I want to meet.
Is it allowed or ...
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Transit visa for 2 layovers
I am an Indian citizen traveling from Delhi to Milan with layovers in Sharjah and Istanbul. Do I need transit visas for both Sharjah and Istanbul airports? The airline are different from Delhi to ...
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Does a Filipino flying from Vietnam to Brazil need a visa or transit visa to layover in Istanbul or Doha Qatar?
Planning to travel from Vietnam to Brazil via Turkish Airlines with a layover in Istanbul, or via Qatar Airways with a layover is in Doha Qatar.
Is it possible to layover in Istanbul or Doha without ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Turkey if I have an onwards flight from IST
I am an Indian citizen flying from Glasgow to New Delhi. I am changing planes in Istanbul Airport, with a layover of about 4 hours before going to New Delhi in India. My issue is that I am using 2 non ...
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Transit for 19 hours in Istanbul airport, can I go to a hotel [closed]
I will be in airport turkey for 19 hours en route to Bishkek and Mongolia. Can I go to a hotel to sleep?
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Traveling via Turkey
Do I need a transit visa at Istanbul Airport to enter Istanbul for city sightseeing? I am Malaysian citizen and I booked Turkish Airline flights to Malaysia (from Nice to Kuala Lumpur) with a 10-hour ...
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Transit hotel and visa at Istanbul
We have a 9:30 hour layover at Istanbul airport, traveling from SFA to Dhaka. Will we get a free hotel provided by Turkish Airlines? Do we need transit visa?
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Do I need to clear immigration for a layover in IST?
I'm looking at a flight to Europe with Turkish Airlines and a short layover (1.5 hours) in Istanbul (same ticket). Do transiting passengers need to clear Turkish immigration before proceeding? I'm ...
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I have a 2 and a half hour layover in Istanbul, Can I do this?
I only have 2 and a half hours in Istanbul, I was wondering if I can go see the Blue mosque and the Hagia Sophia just to take a couple of pictures and head back. Is this possible? Will I be able to ...
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Transiting Turkey and getting visa for Indian passport holder?
In few months I would be flying from BOM - X - YUL (Montreal, Canada) . Now for X, one of the options is/was Istanbul Airport in part due to the free city tour they provide. But now I read that you ...
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Is it possible to transit through Istanbul airports on two different tickets while carrying luggage?
I can't seem to get a clear answer to this question, I hope someone can help.
My wife is an Iraqi citizen she recently got her visa to Canada (Permanent Residence). I purchased 2 separate tickets ...
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I have a 12-hour layover in Istanbul. Will I be able to leave the airport to do some sightseeing in the city?
I'm flying to Barcelona from Israel via Istanbul. The layover in Istanbul is 12 hours, and I'm thinking about leaving the airport and entering the country for a couple of hours. Would that be possible?...
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1hr 30min layover in Ataturk Airport (Istanbul)
I found an excellent price for a flight to Chicago by Turkish airlines. My only concern is that the layover time is only 1hr 30min. Is this time sufficient to catch the next flight?
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Travelling with two passports, layover in Istanbul
I'm travelling from country #1 to country #2. I have passports for both these countries.
I will be using the passport for country #2 on my way there and passport for country #1 when returning. On my ...
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Istanbul layover - visa for Egyptian to leave the airport?
I am Egyptian, and I have a German student visa (not a Schengen visa) which will be valid from the 28th of August. On my way to Germany I will have a 15-hour layover in Istanbul.
Is it possible for ...
