Greece to drop one-day visa requirement for Turks in western Thrace

The Greek government is preparing to remove visa requirements for Turkish citizens who make one-day visits to western Thrace.

Greece started the legal process to remove the one-day visas and it is expected to be finalized next week.

Parliamentary deputies from the region near the Meriç River, which is the border between Greece and Turkey, requested the lifting of the visas alst week, stating that the removal of one-day visas would economically benefit the struggling Greece as well.