tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post6598824373319239676..comments2023-08-05T16:20:49.623+03:00Comments on Internations Musings: Istanbul, Florence, Athens, Yerevan and Dubai: DisturbingBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093366729153688025noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-87948709429022311622007-06-06T23:53:00.000+03:002007-06-06T23:53:00.000+03:00Well, the visa issue is not that clear cut. I do h...Well, the visa issue is not that clear cut. I do have a US visa for the next seven years (originally it was a 10 years visa). You could also obtain a visa for UK up to 10 years. But if you want to obtain a Schengen Visa on the other hand, you even have to obtain the original of your employer's company registration from the local chamber. Isn't it getting a bit ridiculous? <BR/><BR/>Problem with EU is that it is feeling a bit too self-confident since the end of cold-war. Turkey became once again a convenient target and an embodiment of the "other". You can be nasty to Turkey without any consequences. Al Qaida could bomb Istanbul, but when the Al Qaida massacres in Europe is recounted, Istanbul massacres are conveniently forgotten. After all, it is not in Europe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com