Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Perhaps, but most Schengen countries are pretty much a gamble when it comes to issuing Turkish citizens visas and I don't see that changing any time soon. Even with Turkey's changing economic and political status, things have become no less fickle than before -- rather I see more ridiculous outcomes than ever before. See hfly's post about the contemporary situation. It's unlikely to improve given the popular sentiments sweeping ever larger parts of the EU.
Sadly I'm sure you're right. I was merely expressing a wish, which moreover would seem to be me to be a commonsense wish at that.
In my view (again, based on anecdotal evidence only) the issuing of Schengen visas is unsatisfactory for many nationalities (probably all) — stories of people being unable to get an appointment at the relevant consulate/embassy for eight weeks or more (including, sometimes, people wanting a business visa); inconsistencies between different countries when it comes to the ease or difficulty with which the visa is issued; a "jobsworth" approach on the part of visa-issuing staff; visas being issued with time conditions that don't meet the clearly stated requirements of the traveller: the list goes on and on. Some countries seem to figure frequently on the "bad list", one or two on the "good list".