Originally Posted by
Gary Hill
I hate to resurrect an old thread, however just to let you know, I am currently sat in Beijing having been refused entry thanks to a Turkish stamp in my passport.
I went for 5 days in 2013 and haven't been back since...
I am now waiting for 15 hours until I can hopefully get on the next flight out of this hole.
IIRC your inbound airline is obligated to fly you out on the first available flight, but I would expect a middle seat in the back. My understanding is that they must IDB someone if necessary to get you out of the country, but I don't know whether a flight to some nearby third country that will accept you (or you last connecting point outside of China) fulfills the obligation versus whether the carrier must take you all the way back to your origin or "home" country/airport.
OTOH I don't think the Turkey stamp (did they say explicitly that this is the one and only reason for denying entry?) is listed officially or mentioned in TIMATIC, so the airline could view it as a discretionary entry denial.
Was your passport stamped to show the denied entry?