"Freeze & Release": Turks Can Work and Live in Svalbard Near the North Pole

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 10 March 2025)

           Istanbul is soooo crowded. Need an alternative. 

The Turkish Government's official newspaper of 7 March 2025

published a Presidential Decision to the effect that the "Spitsbergen

(Svalbard) Agreement" has gone into effect and since Turkey is a 

party to the agreement, Turkish citizens and companies can own

property and reside in the Svalbard archipelago.  (!)

Quite a few tourists visit Svalbard Island, which is 750 kilometers

from the North Pole, each year.  The archipelago is part of Norway

and experiences 6 months of daylight and 6 months of darkness. 

And while Norway is the owner parties to the 1920 agreement have

rights to work, reside and do research there.