Daily raids have begun in Istanbul hotels to combat visa violations and illegal tourism. A tourist who is in Istanbul shared the details of what is happening.
“The police quickly unhook one hotel around the perimeter and check its guests and their documents. From three to six police cars drive up to the hotel and a group of policemen completely block the hotel,” the tourist described the details of the raids on the pages of his blog.
According to his information, in recent weeks in the cultural capital of Turkey, after increasing the issuance of the Turkish PPP (residence permit), the local authorities have been conducting active measures in the field of controlling migrants and violators of visa rules. The reason: not only many illegal migrants from Syria but also many Russians, who went there after the announcement of mobilization in Russia and stayed there, became multimillion-strong Istanbul.
Every day, large-scale raids are conducted in various parts of the city, aimed at catching illegals. They catch and then deport Russians who came to the country under the guise of tourists, but are engaged in illegal tourism business on the territory of Turkey. As the blogger assured, raids have become a daily practice in Istanbul. All urban areas are checked.
As you can see, the influx of Russians did not go unnoticed by the Turkish authorities, their stay under the watchful eye of the police. This is confirmed by official data. We will remind you, according to the report of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic Ali Yerlikaya, almost 36,000 illegals were detained in Turkey in just two months, and 17,300 of them were deported. Part fell to the Russians. The Turkish press associates serious changes with the head of the department, as the official, who assumed his post in June, did more in two months than his predecessors. In addition, he promised in just a few months to “cleanse” the country, and especially multi-million Istanbul, of illegal migrants.
The situation caused heated discussions on the Internet. There are many tips on how to protect yourself during a police check and how to avoid unpleasant encounters with law enforcement officers.