12.04.2010 • News

Biometric passports start in Turkey on June 1

Turkey's Interior Minister Beşir Atalay announced that the country will start to use passports with biometric elements on June 1. He told the press: "Regular passports will be red ...

Turkey's Interior Minister Beşir Atalay announced that the country will start to use passports with biometric elements on June 1. He told the press: "Regular passports will be red and diplomatic passports will be black". Atalay said actual passports could also be used till 2015, and the government had prepared a bill to raise passport validity term to ten years from five.

 

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Idis Europe: Amy Brown to drive sales growth in the north

Idis has further strengthened its UK sales operations with two key appointments: Carl Scarrott has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager for the south region, and Amy Brown has taken up the role of Regional Sales Manager for the north. These latest appointments follow the recent announcement of Brian Lee as the new Managing Director of Idis Europe.