The Turkish passport, ranked 42nd in the global passport index published by Passport Index, has been in the spotlight in recent years due to both difficulties in accessing visas and high rejection rates for Schengen applications.

On 6th of January, a new tariff policy that abolished the exemption rule for goods under €30 went to regulation in Turkiye. Under the new procedure that upset many Turkish consumers, all overseas commerce must include the standart custom validation which subsumes value added tax (VAT). Despite government justifying this reform as a crucial step for protecting domestic producers, critics state that the decision places a disproportionate restriction on individuals while favoring established...

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