5,000 Turkmen citizens get work permits in Turkey this year

Details: 24 December 2019

December 20, 2019

Turkey's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services issued 113,134 foreigners work permits for 10 months of this year, of which 5,000 were citizens of Turkmenistan. This was reported by Azatlyk Radio with reference to the Hurriyet newspaper.

Among the all foreign workers, Most permits were received by Kyrgyz citizens - 10,000, Ukrainians - 6,000, and Turkmen - 5,000. Also, a week ago, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey announced that 25,224 Turkmen tourists visited Turkey in October, and 256 thousand in a year. This is 20% increases from previous year.

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/turkiye-113-bin-yabanciya-is-kapisi-oldu-41397372

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