‘Waiting like torture’: Turks despair as Schengen visa delays mount

ISTANBUL: Outside the EU’s visa application center in an Istanbul shopping mall, a large crowd waits patiently, clutching thick folders and scanning lists of required documents one last time, their anxiety palpable as they await the security guard’s call. With top European Union officials in Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO summit, the recurring issue of Europe’s long-promised visa liberalization scheme was likely hovering over the talks as frustration grows in Turkiye over Schengen visa delays and rising rejections. Guney Hazan, a 19-year-old student, was one of the lucky ones.

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