DeanMan... ...The issue of the Patriarchate needs to be resolved with Turkey as part of any agreement allowing Turks freer access to visit Greece. The confiscation of church property along with unreasnobale Turkish restrictions and limitations on how the Church can use its remaining property amounts to nothing less than slow-motion ethnic cleansing. In his book "Istanbul ", Turkish author Orhan Pamuk describes the violent 1955 pogrom directed against that city's Greek population in graphic detail. If the Turks want to demonstrate that they have a new attitude that makes them suitable for membership in the EU they have to ease up on the patriarchate.

grp504... ...Turks are smart to not do this. But, its not like a Turkish visa is "difficult" to get anyways - all it takes is 5 minutes at the airport and you pay ~20 euros and the visa is yours. No tough paperwork or nothing, just a fee.

Turks have this open policy for all EU and some Schengen countries I think.

For Turks, its smart to let Greeks in no visa (same as all EU) to encourage/simplify tourism. Afterall, Turkey is the overwhelming #1 international tourist destination for Greeks, and Greek tourists make up a large segment of Turkey's tourists.

The visa issue is big. It has to stay one sided. Not because "we dont want Turks in our country visiting" thats rubbish and not really the point. Immigration, opportunity for illegal immigration would just get even bigger, and we know so many migrants from east Asia are coming through Turkey...and this is an issue of European concern too, becuase once your in Greece your anywhere in Europe. So the restrictions must stay tight, only make it easier for Turkish tourists at most. The VISA's are in place for a reason -
Turkey has nothing to lose, nobody is flooding into Turkey looking for work as there is a labour surplus there. No risk of having all these western countries get in easily, they are tourists only and have no reason to try and abuse thier entrance rights illegally.