Türkiye and the United Kingdom have continued to extend their co-operation on defence and security issues by signing a Statement of Intent. The new agreement, signed in Ankara by British Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, and Yaşar Güler, the Minister of National Defence for Turkiye, on Thursday, 23 November, follows increased co-operation between the UK and […]
There’s good news for people travelling to Britain from Turkey, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) and other international destinations. The British government is removing all remaining COVID-19 international travel restrictions for passengers from 4am Friday, 18 March. The rules apply to all four nations: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. From Friday, passengers […]
British passengers looking for some autumn sunshine in Turkey and North Cyprus, or to see family and friends now have more flight options. With Transport Secretary Grant Shapps moving Turkey to the United Kingdom’s Amber list on 22 September, demand for travel to Turkey has shot up. Pegasus Airlines has reinstated direct flights between Istanbul […]
Last week, Turks finally received the news they’d been waiting for since May, that the British government had removed Turkey from its Covid Red list. From 4am on Wednesday 22 September, Turkey moved to the Amber list, meaning those returning to Britain no longer have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days at cost […]
Dear T-VINE, The British Turks Solidarity Platform has felt compelled to write to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps over his recent decision to yet again keep Turkey on the UK’s Covid-19 high-risk Red category This is what we said to him. Dear Secretary of State, The British government’s announcement on July 26th to leave Turkey […]
For the second time in under a month, Feryal Clark, the Member of Parliament for Enfield North, has written to Grant Shapps asking why Turkey remains on the British Government’s Red list risk category for coronavirus. The Labour MP published her latest letter to the Transport Secretary on social media, calling the “inconsistencies” in the […]
From this week, all travellers departing for the United Kingdom are required to present a negative PCR test result that is no older than 72 hours before they start their journey. The new rule is applicable to all passengers, including British nationals, regardless of which country they are travelling from and how they arrive in […]
The increasing number of coronavirus cases in South Cyprus has prompted the British government to remove the island from its travel corridor. The new measures, which came in on Sunday morning, 1 November, means those returning from Cyprus must self-isolate for 14 days. The decision was announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Thursday. Last […]
Turkey has been added to the UK’s quarantine list. The change, announced by the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps earlier today, means Brits who are returning from Turkey after 4am on Saturday 3rd October will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. Three other countries also lose their travel corridor status with the […]
