Turkey to extend length of visa-free stay for Russians
Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Russia soured following the downing of a Russian warplane that violated Turkish airspace last November.
Kremlin ordered sanctions on Turkish food products, an end to visa-free travel and a ban on Russian tourists taking package holidays in Turkey.
Relations were normalized this June and July through a letter and subsequent telephone calls between the countries’ leaders. Since then, increasingly Turkey and Russia relations have become normalized and are expected to get higher.






