71 countries allow Turkish citizens' visa-free entrance

ANKARA (A.A) - February 14, 2012 - Turkish citizens are allowed to enter 71 countries without visa. According to data of Prime Ministry Public Diplomacy Coordination Office, Turkey, most recently, signed an agreement with Ukraine for visa-free entrance (on December 22, 2011) which increased the number of countries allowing Turkish citizens to pass border without visa to 71. Meanwhile, according to data of Foreign Ministry, Turkish citizens having regular passport are allowed to enter 60 countries without visa, while they can buy visa on border gates in 11 countries. Under two agreements signed on December 16, 2011, Turkish citizens having diplomatic visa can enter Nigeria and Ethiopia without visa.