German authorities deny entry to Turkish official at Frankfurt Airport

A Turkish civil servant, Yahya Bilger, was denied entry into Germany at Frankfurt Airport despite holding a special (green) passport, which typically allows visa-free travel within the Schengen Area.

Bilger reported that German federal police confiscated his passport and issued an official entry refusal (Einreiseverweigerung). He stated that authorities doubted his financial sufficiency for the trip. Although he explained he would be staying with relatives in Germany, and police even spoke with those relatives via telephone, the decision to deny him entry remained unchanged.

Bilger, who lacked a return ticket and hotel reservation at the time of inspection, used video footage from the airport waiting area to warn other green passport holders not to rely solely on their passport status when traveling to the Schengen zone.