Well, I have to say, my husband has applied for a study visa, a tourist visa AND a transit visa, and he´s been turned down all 3 times.  How lucky I am to be Canadian, hop on a plane and go pretty much wherever I want with very little difficulty!  My only question is: why is a Canadian charged 60 USD for a visa in Turkey, while everyone else is charged around 20USD?  Not that I´m complaining, just curious ...

Trust me ... they don´t HAVE to give you the visa in the end

On the topic of babies and children ... does anyone have any info regarding a foreigner (married to a Turk) having a baby in Turkey and returning back to the country of the mother?  I live in Canada, but my husband is currently still in Turkey.  We want to have a baby, but we haven´t gotten his immigration papers back yet (and since I just mailed them off yesterday, chances are pretty good that we won´t for a LONG time ).  I don´t want to have our baby alone, so I´ll have to travel to Turkey when/before the time comes.  Due to my age, we don´t have the luxury of waiting  for a better time .  Anyone know how easy it would be to return home to Canada?  When and IF my husband´s visa is approved ...

Lesson learned ... but Turkey is a great place to get married too.  Especially by the sea ...

There is a good-sized list of countries a Turkish national can visit, but you also need to be aware of HOW to get there.  Many of these countries cannot be accessed by direct flight, and require a transit visa (at least) through another european country.  We learned this the hard way when my now-husband and I were going to get married in the Bahamas ... until England refused my husband AND his older parents their visas.  Of course, flights all need to be purchased PRIOR to applying for the transit visa.  Needless to say, we lost a LOT of money. 

Thanks!!

Can somebody tell me ... what does ´napiyorum´ mean?  And also, what verb is it derived from??