The biggest advantage is that you can cross the border very quickly, unlike the Russia-Georgia border. But there are several big disadvantages. Passengers pass the border separately from the driver, the car passes much much faster. The building is stuffy and there are long queues. There are problems with the toilets, the doors are torn off, the booths won't close. Keep in mind that if the owner of the car is not driving, but the owner is a passenger, then they will not let you out/out of Turkey. That's how it turned out, my husband is the driver, and I'm the owner of the car. We walked down the passenger corridor, and my husband drove off. He was not allowed to go to Turkey. He had to arrange with the employees for me to be allowed back into the building after crossing the border, so that I could confirm that he could leave. Accordingly, we lost about an hour on this. On the way back, we were warned in advance about this situation and we were allowed to ride in the car together. But the border guards speak only Turkish and a few words in English. If you know Turkish, there will be no problem, in other cases, I advise you to issue a notarized power of attorney in advance. Remember this.

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