Turkish nationality law

The Turkish Parliament on July 26 ratified a law that will enable Turkish citizens to reduce the term of their military service by paying a certain amount of money. 

According to data obtained from the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YBT), Turkish citizens registered in the foreign electoral roll will be able to vote at 123 overseas diplomatic representations on June 7-19 or at customs stations on June 7-24.

Austria has begun to cancel the dual citizenship of Turkey's settlers in the country, according to information in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

Authorities in Vienna check the status of everyone on the list of voters in the constitutional referendum in April last year. in Turkey, and in particular which ones have both Turkish and Austrian citizenship.

The head of the Turkish Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has called for considering the option to give Turkish citizenship to Syrian children born in Turkey. 

The earliest appointment date for Turkish citizens applying for a visa to visit the United States is January 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey announced on Dec. 19.

The Foreign Ministry issued a warning for Turkish citizens traveling to regions affected by Hurricane Maria on Sept. 19. 

Maria, which has intensified to a Category 5 storm in the last 24 hours, hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 after battering Dominica overnight. 

Merve Kavakçı was denaturalized from Turkish citizenship on account of the fact that she became an American citizen without receiving permission.

She had regained her Turkish citizenship by the ruling of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and she was afterwards appointed as the Turkish ambassador in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Turkish citizens have attacked Bulgarian border police officers at checkpoint at Kapitan Andreevo, the Ministry of Interior announced. On Wednesday evening, a minibus with Turkish citizens, including children, passed the passport control of entering Bulgaria. Some of the travelers were German citizens, while others were permanent residents in Germany.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted restrictions on operations of Turkish companies in Russia and the ban on the employment of Turkish nationals in the Russian Federation, the TASS news agency has reported. 

After three Turkish citizens were declared a threat to national security last week, DANS has expelled another Turkish citizen for creating anti-Bulgarian attitudes in the regions with mixed population, read the announcement on the website of the agency.

The person in question has been living in Bulgaria for several years and is an employee of a Turkish state institution.