A MASSIVE sea change in how travelers can enter Turkey will begin from April 10 next year, it has been announced.

Voices Newspaper – thanks to its sharp-eyed readers – is understood to have been the first newspaper on facebook to alert its readers to the changeover.

Voices even beat the British Embassy which only released the information on its facebook page several hours after Voices did.

Essentially, the stamp visas – those little stickers put in your passport on entry into Turkey – will be abolished and no longer be issued from April 10, 2014.

After April 10, travelers will have to get an e-visa instead before they arrive in Turkey. You can get your evisa on this link: www.evisa.gov.tr

The information was sourced from the Turkish Consulate in London from its webpage.

The British Embassy released this information on Thursday: “In accordance with the Turkish Law on Foreigners and International Protection (Law no. 6458), which was published in the Official Gazette on 11 April 2013, the practice of issuing affixed/stamped visa at the border gates will finish on 10th April 2014, the date that the new law comes into force.

“UK nationals who require a visa to visit Turkey can only obtain this visa from the Turkish Government website www.evisa.gov.tr before their visit to Turkey.

“Please be aware, it has been brought to our attention that there are several websites offering Turkish visas at a higher cost than the official website and we would strongly recommend all travellers to Turkey to use only the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website www.evisa.gov.tr to obtain their visa.”

Voices will bring you more news as it breaks on the visa changes. It is expected to cause massive disruptions next year if travelers have not obtained their e-visas beforehand.