Ali's journey: Getting married in Turkey and the long wait. Will he get a visa to Finland? - Migrant tales

On 10.10.2018, Ali,* 22, and his Finnish wife, 19, spent one of the most memorable days of their lives when they got married in Ankara. Present at the ceremony were two witnesses, the wife’s sister and a friend of Ali’s. Marriages in Turkey take place at the Turkish Marriage Offices. “Everything went smoothly and rapidly,” said...