From Saturday, people travelling from India to Turkey will be required to submit a negative Covid-19 report from the RT-PCR test done not more than 72 hours before arrival. Those who have been inoculated by a World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccine will be exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule upon arrival in Turkey.
In addition to WHO-approved vaccines, the vaccines approved by the Turkish Government are Pfizer Biotech, Sputnik V and Sinovac. A traveller must have taken the second dose (if Johnson & Johnson one dose is sufficient) at least 14 days prior to the date of travel.
This means those who have been inoculated with Covishield vaccine can travel to Turkey. Those who got Covaxin dose will have to wait as it is not approved for emergency use by the WHO so far.
“Effective from Saturday, passengers travelling from India to Turkey or those who have been in India within the 14 days will need to undergo a negative report from a RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival. Passengers who certify that they have had at least two doses (single dose for Johnson & Johnson) of the vaccines approved for emergency use by the World Health Organisation (WHO) or Turkey provided that at least 14 days have passed since the last dose will be exempted from mandatory quarantine,” Turkey Embassy in New Delhi said in an updated travelling rule on Saturday.
“Passengers under the age of 12 will be exempted from PCR test and vaccination certificate applications on entry,” the Turkish embassy said in a tweet Saturday.
Non-vaccinated travelers are required to undergo mandatory quarantine for 10 days in a hotel or a location mentioned in the declaration. Passengers who
cannot provide the above mentioned certificate will be quarantined in their residence or the address they will declare, the Embassy said.