29.10.2026 12:27
Truck drivers protesting the Schengen visa rule allowing stays abroad of 90 days within 180 days turned off their engines at the Kapıkule, İpsala and Hamzabeyli border crossings in Edirne. The action, in which truck departures toward Europe have stopped, has been ongoing for 24 hours. Emphasizing that they set out for trade and are not tourists, the drivers are waiting for an urgent and permanent solution to the problem blocking the logistics sector.
Truck drivers who turned off their engines at the border crossings in Edirne due to Schengen visa grievances have stopped crossings toward Europe for 24 hours.
THE 90-DAYS-IN-180-DAYS RULE TURNED INTO A PROTEST
The protest started by truck drivers at the border crossings opening to Europe is continuing. Turkish truck drivers making European trips with Schengen visas decided to protest due to the major grievances caused by the rule allowing stays abroad of 90 days within a 180-day period. To resolve the problems, the drivers who stopped truck exits toward Europe from the Kapıkule, İpsala, and Hamzabeyli Border Crossings have been continuing their protest by turning off their engines for 24 hours.
WE ARE NOT TOURISTS, WE ARE AFTER OUR BREAD
Stating that they have to wait at many border crossings and buffer zones in Europe, the drivers emphasized that they go abroad for commercial purposes and are not tourists. Noting that they are fighting for their livelihood, the drivers expect the authorities to take urgent and permanent steps to resolve this problem, which is clogging the logistics sector.