It has been reported by the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs that domestic and national passports, which will be produced on August 25, will be the most secure passports in the world with features such as holographic stripes, ghost images and metamorphic patterns.
As a result of the international travel needs arising after the pandemic restrictions, the extraordinary increase in the demand for passports has been observed in Turkey as well as in the world. “Due to the disruption of the global-scale supply chain, there are problems all over the world in the supply of chips and other materials used in passport production. According to the news in the international press, it has been observed that there are problems in obtaining passports, especially in countries such as the USA, France, Australia, England, Israel, Norway and Canada, and accordingly, the passport appointment and passport delivery times are extended, and in some countries this period exceeds six months. ”
1 million 360 thousand passports were issued in the 7-month period of 2022
Despite this crisis in the world, it is stated that the general (burgundy) passport requests are met within 30 days and the special (green) passport requests are met within a maximum of 60 days, “Urgent passport requests are met immediately so that our citizens do not suffer. In this context, 889 thousand 855 passports were issued as of the end of July 2021, and 1 million 360 thousand 653 passports were issued with an increase of 65 percent as of the end of July 2022. However, it has been determined that 58 percent of those who received passports did not go abroad this year. it was said.
The validity period of special passports has been extended from five years to 10 years.
In the post, it was stated that the expiry date of special passports (green) was increased from five to 10 years: “As of today, the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs has printed 76 million 842 thousand identity cards, 8 million 811 passports, 17 million 343 thousand driver’s licenses, 41 thousand private security identity cards and 30 thousand honorary traffic inspector cards, and our citizens in the furthest point of our country have been issued no later than 3 days. Delivered within days.”