According to the decision published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ordinary passport holders of the USA, Canada, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman will be granted 90 days of travel in every 180 days for their touristic trips to Turkey. Visa exemption was provided for a period of time. It was stated that the decision in question was taken in accordance with Article 18 of the Foreigners and International Protection Law No. 6458.