The Turkish national ID card (Turkish: Nüfus Cüzdanı) is compulsory for all Turkish citizens from birth. Cards for males and females have a different colour. The front shows the first and last name of the holder, first names of both parents, birth date and place, and an 11 digit ID number. The back shows marital status, religious affiliation, the region of the country of origin, and the date of issue of the card. On February 2, 2010 the European Court of Human Rights had ruled in a 6 to 1 vote that the religious affiliation portion of the Turkish identity card violated articles 6, 9, and 12 of European Convention of Human Rights, which Turkey is a signatory to. The ruling should bear some weight on the Turkish government to completely omit religious affiliation on future identity cards. The Turkish police is allowed to ask any person to show ID, and refusing to comply may lead the arrest. It can be used for international travel to Northern Cyprus and Georgia (country) instead of the passport.Klicka för att utvidga...
