IZMIR, 12 December 2022 — The Philippine Embassy in Ankara conducted a consular mission in Izmir on 09 December 2022. The Embassy team, led by Minister and Consul General Juan E. Dayang, Jr., provided various consular services to Filipinos, including passport applications and renewals, processing of reports of birth and marriage, notarial, and dual citizenship applications.
Minister and Consul General Juan E. Dayang, Jr. administering the Oath of Allegiance to reaquire/retain Filipino (dual) citizenship to four (4) Filipinas during the consular outreach in Izmir (Embassy photo)
During the mission, the Embassy also held a “Kapihan ng Embahada” in Izmir, a meeting to have a dialogue with Filipinos and provide them with important updates from the Philippines, including the start of the overseas absentee voting period for the mid-term elections in 2025.
Minister and Consul General Juan E. Dayang, Jr. (2nd from left) leads the discussion with the Filipino community members in Izmir during the “Kapihan ng Embahada” in Izmir. (Embassy Photo)
The consular outreach in Izmir is part of the Embassy’s ongoing mandate to bring efficient and timely consular services closer to Filipinos in Türkiye outside Ankara who are unable to travel to the Embassy.
The Embassy previously conducted a consular mission with field voting in Izmir on 10 April 2022.##
