Announcements

FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON SUNDAY 29’th AGUST, 2020 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA CONCERNING THE RE-OPENING OF THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ACCRA, GHANA, WITH EFFECT FROM TUESDAY, 1’st SEPTEMBER, 2020 THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA IN ANKARA-TURKEY AND IT’S CONSULATE IN ISTANBUL WISHES TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT IT HAS RECOMMENCED THE ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO GHANA, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

POTENTIAL VISA APPLICANTS IN OUR COUNTRIES OF CONCURRENT ACCREDITATION NAMELY, GEORGIA, BULGARIA, ALBANIA, UKRAINE AND BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA ARE ALSO TO TAKE NOTE.

The attention of the Ghana Embassy in Ankara-Turkey was on Tuesday, 21st July, 2020 drawn to a video posted on a YouTube channel “Royal Africtv”, titled “Exclusive interview with the president of African Union Community in Turkey”.

1. In the said video, a Ghanaian National, Mr. Julius Kugor speaking as the supposed president of the “African Union Community” in Turkey made some incorrect statements with regards to the processing of passports for Ghanaian residents in Turkey.

2. According to Mr. Kugor, a new law passed last year, require Ghanaians in Turkey who wish to renew their passports (bio-metric or machine­readable) to travel to Ghana to be able to do so, and therefore suggested that the passport processes are cumbersome and stressful.

3. The Ghana Embassy in Turkey would, therefore, like to correct these erroneous claims by Mr. Kugor and also wishes to state categorically as follows:

• There is NO law that requires Ghanaians in Turkey and its countries of concurrent accreditation to return to Ghana to renew their passports;
•  All passport applications received by the Ghana Embassy in Ankara or the Ghana Consulate in Istanbul are duly forwarded to Ghana for processing and returned for onward delivery to applicants, between 4 -6 weeks, and NOT THREE (3) MONTHS;
• Also, with effect from 1st July, 2020., Ghanaians in Turkey and its countries of concurrent accreditation, now have the option of applying for a 38 or 48-page passport booklets for a period of 10 years at reduced fees of €120 and €180 respectively, while, that for minors (under 18 years) still remain at €115. The earlier fee for a 38-page passport booklet was €200.
• Application forms can be downloaded from the Embassy’s website www.ghanaembassy.com.tr. Completed application forms can be submitted either to the Ghana Consulate in Istanbul or Ghana Embassy in Ankara;
• Applications must be accompanied with proof of payment, proof of one’s nationality (and this must either be a copy of BIRTH­CERTIFICATE or a copy of BIO-PAGE of old passport);
• All applications must be submitted with four (4) standard passport size photographs taken full face on a plain background within six (6) months of the date of application without dark glasses or hat. One of the photographs should be certified as true likeness of the applicant by a witness;

4. Ghana Embassy in Turkey hopes that, this will serves as a guide to Ghanaians in Turkey and our countries of accreditation namely, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, and Ukraine.

Further to the Ghana’s Embassy Turkey’s message dated 25th June, 2020 on the above subject matter, it is hereby informed as follows:

• Turkish flight TK 4920 will depart for Accra on Thursday 2nd July, 2020 from İstanbul International Airport Terminal 2 at 8:00 AM. Interested persons who have not submitted their details to the Embassy should do so and contact the airline directly after NOON, Wednesday, 1st 2020 for ticket reservation.
• There will be a pre-boarding screening for all evacuees before departure, and evacuess will be required to provide their own PPE’s (Personel Protective Equipment, e.g. face masks, sanitizers). Attached is detailed guidelines issued by the Turkish authorities for our information;
• There will be a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Accra (with the possibility of extension to 21 days). The cost of the quarantine will be borne by the evacuess and should be made directly to either of the following hotels:

• Proof of payment of airfare and hotel accommodation must be submitted by e-mail to (consular@ghanaembassy.com.tr) either of before NOON, Wednesday 1st July, 2020.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Turkey presents its compliments to the Diplomatic Missions and Representatives of International Organizations in Turkey, with reference to the Ministry’ s Note No. 2020/64252666/31435036 and dated 23/06/2020, has the honour to inform the followings regarding to the entry/exit of the foreign citizens who travel to Turkey by air, sea and road.

It was decided to allow the foreign-plated vehicles carrying tourists from abroad to Turkey regardless of seating rules within the scope of corona virus epidemic measures, on the condition of not increasing the number of passengers after crossed the border (without taking new passengers within Turkey).

In addition to this, it was decided not to ask for a “Travel Permit Document” to the foreign tourists over 65 years old who make intercity trips in our country.

The Ministry kindly requests from the Embassies to inform  the  information to the Consulate Generals.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Diplomatic Missions and Representatives of International Organizations in Turkey the assurances of its highest consideration.

Ankara, 25th June 2020

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS

REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ANKARA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey presents its compliments to Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations in Turkey, and has the honour to present herewith the measures determined by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey for travel to Turkey from abroad by air, land and railway.

Measures for air travel:

• Civil airline companies will continue to implement protection and control measures for flights which were introduced previously against the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The “C ircular on Airport Pandemic Measures and Certification” issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation shall
• Passengers and other persons who come to airports will get services in line with measures determined for COVID-19.
• During the flight, passengers will be asked to complete the passenger information form (personal information, seat number, the address they will be staying at in Turkey, contact information, symptom information) and will be given an information note on COVID-19.
• These forms will be saved for a month and will be handed to the relevant Provincial Health Directorate if they require
• When the aircraft lands at the airport, it will be required to submit a GENDEC on whether anyone on the aircraft is showing
• If the aircraft is carrying a passenger who is suspected of having COVID-19, on-board procedures shall be implemented .
• After the passengers leave the aircraft and are transported to the terminal in compliance with social distancing measures, their temperatures will be measured and those who are found to have a fever will be questioned over possible
• If a passenger who is suspected of having COVID-19 is identified at the airport, he/she will be quarantined/isolated. The contact person of the Health Directorate and the 112 emergency services will be notified of the status of the passenger and the sick passenger will be transported to hospital for an
• If the patient is diagnosed with COVID-19, the passenger information forms will be used to identify persons who have come into contact with him/her (all seats within a two-metre radius of the seat of the COVID-19 patient: the two rows in the front, the two rows in the back and the two seats to the side, and if the patient in question was sitting in an aisle seat, the persons sitting in the seats diagonally behind and in front). Their fD information, contact details and address will be passed on to the relevant Directorate of Health as soon as possible.

• If authorities are informed of passengers who develop COVI0-19 in the period after the flight, the passenger information forms will be used to identify persons who have come into contact with them on the
• Persons identified as having come into contact with a COVrD-19 case on the aircraft will be quarantined/isolated for 14 days and will be processed in accordance with the quarantine/isolation procedures in

– If authorities find no problems with respect to COVID-19,  people  will be able to leave the airport in line with the rules in place.

Measures for land travel:

• If the passengers will cross in mass transport vehicles (such as buses, trains, ), they will be asked to fill out passenger information forms.
• Before passport procedures at border crossings, each passenger will have his/her temperature measured and hand in his/her passenger information form. Authorized personnel will check each passenger information form. If there are any passengers who are reporting a symptom, they will be quarantined/ The 112 emergency services will be notified of the status of the passenger and the sick passenger will be transported to hospital for an examination.
• The passenger information form will contain the passenger’ s personal information, seat number, the address he/she will be staying at in Turkey , contact information and symptom information. For railway passengers, the form must also contain the carriage
• These forms will be saved for a month by the land border teams of the Provincial Health Directorate with record of the travel company’ s bus/train number, the country it has come from and the license plate of the
• If authorities find no problems with respect to COVID-19, passengers will be distributed an information note on COVID-I9 and be allowed to leave.

– If a passenger tests positive for COVID-19, the people he/she came into contact with inside the vehicle and elsewhere will be identified (in accordance with the sections on tracing people who have come into contact with COVrD-19 patients, outbreak management, monitoring patients at home and contact tracing of the COVID-19 guide) and the health directorates of the provinces they will travel to will be notified as soon as possible.

• Persons identified as having come into contact with a COVID-19 case will be quarantined/isolated for 14 days and will be processed in accordance with the quarantine/ isolation procedures in They will be warned against straying from the route the vehicle will take.
• Utmost care will be taken to ensure that staff wear protective equipment while checking vehicles and people, that passengers observe social distancing rules and wear masks. It will not be possible to enter terminal buildings without a
• Passengers who arrive in their private vehicles will be given information notes on COVID-

Measures for sea travel:

• For sea voyages, passengers will be asked at ports to complete the passenger information form (personal information, the address they will be staying at in Turkey, contact details, symptom information) and will be given an information note on COVID-19.
• These forms will be saved for a month and will be handed to the relevant Provincial Health Directorate if they require
• Those who arrive by yacht will be asked to complete the passenger information form (personal information, the address they will be staying at in Turkey, contact details, symptom information) during the security check where they dock. The passengers will be given an information note on COVID-19.
• These forms will be saved for a month and will be handed to the relevant Provincial Health Directorate if they require
• Passengers and other persons who come to ports will get services in line with measures determined for COVID-19.
• The captain will be asked to provide a declaration on whether anyone on the vessel is showing symptoms of the
• If there is a passenger who is suspected of having COVID-19, the vessel’s own procedures for such an eventuality will be
• If a passenger who is suspected of having COVID-19 is identified at port,

he/she will be quarantined/isolated. The contact person of the Health Directorate and the 112 emergency services will be notified of the status of the passenger and the sick passenger will be transported to hospital for an examination.

• If the patient is diagnosed with COVID-19, the passenger information forms will be used to identify persons who have come into contact with him/her. Their ID information, contact details and address will be passed on to the relevant province’ s Directorate of Health as soon as
• If authorities are informed of passengers who develop COVID-19 in the period after the voyage, the passenger information forms will be used to identify persons who have come into contact with them.
• Persons identified as having come into contact with a COVID-19 case will be quarantined/isolate d for  14 days and  will  be processed  in accordance with the quarantine/isolation procedures in force.

– If authorities find no problems with respect to COVID-19, people will be  able to leave the port in line with the rules in place.

The Embassies are kindly asked to share the points elucidated above with their General Consulates.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey avails itself of this opportunity to renew to Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations the assurances of its highest consideration.

Ankara, 23^rd June 2020

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ANKARA

The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Upon review of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which appears not to have declined, has decided to suspend visa services, with effect from 1st April, 2020, until further notice. Meanwhile, for other services, and in emergency stiuations, Ghanaians are entreated to contact the Embassy electronically through the under-mentioned details:

ISTANBUL CONSULATE
istanbul.consulate@ghanaembassy.com.tr
+90542 817 0819
+90539 312 2504

ANKARA
consular@ghanaembassy.com.tr
+90544 781 5922
+90543 821 2050
+90543 724 5474

The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana wishes to inform all Bulgarians and Ghanaian resident in Bulgaria that with effect from MONDAY 15^TH APRIL, 2019, all visa applications and other Consular Services shall be processed in ONLY at the Embassy of Ghana in Ankara and the Consulate -General of Ghana in Istanbul.

Applicants who wishes to seek any of these services are kindly requested to take the new arrangement until further notice.

Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.