Category: Safety

Within the scope of the measures taken against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the following decisions regarding entry to the country have been taken by the authorities of the Republic of Turkey, to be effective from November 27, 2021: 1) Flights from South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe are suspended until further notice. Passengers who have been to these countries in the past 14 days and planning to enter Turkey from another country are allowed to board the flight if they can submit a PCR test with a negative result taken within a maximum of 72 hours before arrival in Turkey. These passengers shall be taken under quarantine for 14 days in places to be determined by the governorships. If the result of the PCR test to be taken at the end of the 10th day of the quarantine is negative, the quarantine measure shall be ended. Passengers who do not have a PCR test on the 10th day of the quarantine shall stay in quarantine for 14 days and if the PCR test to be taken at the end of the 14th day of the test is positive, the current pandemic guide published by the General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health will be followed. Accommodation and transfer costs shall be covered by the passengers. Passengers to enter the quarantine are required to pay the accommodation fee of the hotel before their travels. In the case that our passengers fail to submit the document proving that they have made the payment of accommodation to our authorities at their first departure point, they shall not be admitted to board our flights as stipulated by the rules of the relevant authority. 2) Passengers departing from Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan are required to submit a PCR