Visa statement concerning truck drivers

The Ministry of Commerce stated that they continue to work to solve the problems experienced by truck drivers in the Schengen visa processes, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure.

In the written statement made by the Ministry on the subject, it was stated that truck drivers experienced various problems in the Schengen visa processes.

Pointing out the work of three ministries on the issue, the statement said, "Our Minister of Commerce, Ömer Bolat, who continues to work to solve the problems faced by our international transportation sector, continues his diplomatic initiatives intensively to solve the problems experienced by our drivers in the Schengen visa processes, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure."

In the statement, it was reported that Minister Bolat met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, his Bulgarian counterparts and European Commission officials to solve the problems, and in these meetings, visa facilitation and priority processing flexibility were requested for the drivers.

In the statement, it was stated that the visa restrictions and the disruptions in the application processes encountered by the truck drivers engaged in international transportation, especially at the Kapıkule and Hamzabeyli customs gates in Edirne, are followed by the ministries, and said: "Work is carried out in coordination with our relevant institutions in order to continue the foreign trade of our country uninterruptedly, to prevent the activities of the international transportation sector, which is an important part of our exports, and to eliminate the grievances of our transporters and drivers. In this context, initiatives are being carried out to solve the problems through diplomatic channels, and our drivers are continuing to work in international transportation." "We are working on steps that will facilitate transportation activities." The expression was used.

WARNING TO DRIVERS

The statement also included warnings for drivers and noted the following:

"In order to prevent congestion and possible grievances that may occur at our customs gates, it is important that our transportation companies and drivers pay utmost attention to the current Schengen visa rules and duration of stay, and make their trip and driver plans taking these rules into consideration. Our Ministry will continue to work determinedly in cooperation with the relevant institutions in order to solve the problems faced by the international transportation sector, which plays an important role in achieving our country's export targets, to eliminate the grievances of our transporters and to increase the efficiency of the transition processes at our border gates."