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Seems like it's impossible to solve because of Northern Cyprus. https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/51740/will-staying-in-northern-cyprus-cause-problems
by netsharc 2y ago
Seems like it's impossible to solve because of Northern Cyprus.
https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/51740/will-staying-in-northern-cyprus-cause-problems-for-later-travel-in-the-eu https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/51740/will-stayin...
My understanding is: if Cyprus becomes a part of Schengen, the Turkish-controlled airport becomes a port of entry into the Schengen zone. Maybe the southern side saying the northern part is not part of EU/Schengen would count as recognition of the Turkish rule...
- anovikov 2y agoThere's more nuance to it than that, but indeed, this is because of the occupied territories. No politically acceptable solution to "exclude occupied territories from Schengen without recognising them" has yet been found.
- badgersnake 2y agoThere’s a British controlled airforce base there too iirc.
- rjsw 2y agoThere are also US controlled airforce bases within the Schengen zone.
- create-username 2y agoNot all European territories are Schengen territories. French Mayotte in the Mozambique strait; the Spanish Canary islands in northern west Africa aren’t in Schengen despite being colonies of Schengen areas