Scots may now have to show a certificate to prove they do not have coronavirus before being able to visit Turkey.
All non essential travel is currently not permitted under the current UK lockdown, however Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has released plans to make sure British holidaymakers do not bring the virus back into the country in the future.
The Turkish official has stated that he wishes to certify tourist attractions as coronavirus-free while the international pandemic continues to spread.
The Liverpool Echo reports that with countries seeing cases reduce, leading tourism officials to put plans in place to salvage tourist seasons.
Some countries are seeing a decline in cases, which is leading tourism officials to put plans in place to salvage tourist seasons.
Officials believe cases of the deadly virus in Turkey will continue through April and early May, before numbers are seen to be going down.
Ersory told local media that the normalisation phase could begin very soon in Turkey and discussed a potential date of the second week in May.
However, to protect the health of the public and tourists, that those traveling into the country will need an official document to confirm their health status, with other measures to also be introduced.
The certification system will include three pillars covering transportation, facilities and passengers who use the previous two pillars.
Under the new programme, Ersoy also stressed the importance of sterilising vehicles, hotels, airports, restaurants, agencies, museums and historical sites.
Tourism industry staff will also be required to get an immunity certificate and pandemic training in order to maximise a successful approach to the virus.
Ersoy said: "We have started the certification process to determine the coronavirus-free zones under a system."
He explained an immunity certificate would also be required of international visitors.
He said: "This will probably be an example to the world that we have developed. By gradually including all NGOs in the commission, we aim to finalise this certification system quickly in the first week of May."
Turkey is a popular holiday destination, with British nationals making around 2.5 million visits to Turkey in 2019.
