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EU Commission reminded the resolution of the European Court of Justice in 2009 ordering Turkish citizens residing and exercising their activities in Turkey and wishing to enter the territory of a member state in order to provide services there, would be exempted from visa in a written statement on the upgrading of Schengen booklet to Germany, Netherlands and Denmark.
Commission detailed the guidelines on the movement of Turkish nationals crossing the external borders of EU member states in order to provide services within the EU. According to that, the visa exemption of the Turkish citizens applies to only Germany, Netherlands and Denmark among the 26 Schengen countries.
However Turkish citizens should get visa for transit passages via those countries.
Turkish citizens providing service can stay for 2 months in Germany, and 3 months in Netherlands and Denmark without visa.
Turkish architects, builders, lawyers, computer scientists, commercial agents, scientists and lecturers, artists, fitters and instructors installing or repairing machinery or informing of the use thereof, professional athletes and trainers, truck drivers etc. established in Turkey are considered as providing services. They must prove their status with written statements at the borders.
Reporting by Feyzullah Yarimbas
