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Jun 12, 2021, 10:39 am

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Originally Posted by toonomadic

Thanks for the reference - I wish it were more certain. An antigen test costs like crazy where I'm departing from but the destination has its national day when I arrive so airport testing services aren't available.

I wish there were more details about this counter - do you know what's the original purpose of the counter for by the way, if it's not for transit passengers?

This counter was originally instated for people who suffered from IRROPS and would need a test result to enter Turkey.

Although there are success reports of antigen tests taken; this test center was never advertised and was never indicated as open to the public.

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