Originally Posted by
GUWonder
My “Baltic/Eastern European mafia lord” Darth Vader “status” at AMS passport control this year wasn’t based on names, wasn’t based on a birth date/age, wasn’t based on a passport number, wasn’t based on a document issuance date and wasn’t based on face or any other biometric of sort. It was based on a number, all while ignoring the national issuing code and just about everything else beside a relatively short string of numbers.
In Turkey they scan my passport and something pops up on the screen. I can se their facial expression when they get some sort of notification. Tried changing passport, no avail. Had to tell the company no more trips to Turkey for me. First time they asked for my Turkish ID card accepted i did lot have one, but it progressively got worse. Next time I was sent away to speak with the desks in the background, and eventually the police.
I did try to contact the Danish ministry of foreign affairs, their helpful advice was "please contact the Turkish authorities"