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Old Mar 24, 2023 | 12:29 pm
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Originally Posted by flieduk
Does anyone have experience of overnight connections at IST and taking duty free liquids through security?

I arrive late in the evening at IST from a longhaul flight on TK. I plan to go and spend the night at a hotel and explore Istanbul. When I come back the following afternoon, will I be allowed to bring through sealed duty free bags issued from a South American airport the previous day? Will they allow such liquids through if I have left the airport for the night?

Any help would be appreciated.
A friend of mine bought a bottle of rum at the airport duty free in South America and had overnight stay in Istanbul ten days ago. Bottle was in sealed package as should with receipt in it. At the IST, the security inspected very carefully the sealing and let it through.
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