Meath family held overnight at Turkish airport amid Irish visa confusion

Abdullah and Fatima's eldest son was refused entry to Turkey because he didn't have a re-entry visa for Ireland, even though the Department of Justice has stopped issuing the document to minors.

A Meath-based GP has told of his family's horrific holiday experience with their three children going almost 24 hours without food after Turkish immigration refused his son entry because he did not have an Irish re-entry visa.

Abdullah Afghan said his six-year-old son Azlaan is not an Irish citizen even though he was born in Ireland and that the Government had stopped issuing visas for minors.