The war between Russia and Ukraine, which started on February 24 last year, continues. The Russians, who wanted to escape from the war, found the solution to go to other countries. Turkey comes first among these countries. The Russians preferred to settle mostly in Antalya in Turkey.
ALLEGED “RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS ARE REJECTED”
A remarkable claim came from the Russian media. It has been claimed that Turkey has recently rejected the residence permit applications of many Russians. A woman named Yekaterina, who settled in Fethiye with her husband from Moscow a while ago, said in a statement, “We were told that no matter what documents we bring, the Russians are not currently granted a residence permit.”
153 THOUSAND RUSSIANS GOT TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT
According to the news of the Moscow Times, based on the Russian-language site Current Time, it was stated that 153 thousand Russian citizens received temporary residence permits from Turkey last year and that the Russians are the largest population applying for a residence permit to Turkey.