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The Presidential Decree on visa exemption to the regular passport holders of Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Croatia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Malta, Norway, Poland and Portugal has been published on the Official Gazette.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu as to visa waiver criteria has called out to the EU as “Are you granting us membership, you are already obstructing it. What you will grant is just visa-free travel Schengen”.

The Minister of EU Bozkır has said that the European Commission must find a new formula for citizens of Turkey to be granted visa waiver.

President Erdoğan has advocated that criteria such as revising especially the Anti-Terror Law have nothing to do with EU visa waiver, yet the need for revising is explicitly stated in Article No. 65.

President Erdoğan in his Europe Day message has said, “I hope the visa exemption on which is agreed to be put into effect to accelerate the accession period”.

In his speech held in Eyüp, President Erdoğan has made statements as to EU visa liberalisation, Prime Minister Davutoğlu, rising tension in parliament and the presidential system.

European Commission has issued advisory jurisdiction for visa-free travel for citizens of Turkey but even if it is realized, the rules like proving the purpose of visit and having sufficient financial means will be in effect.