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  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Eva Rapoport, coordinator of the Istanbul branch of the Ark, a global crowdfunding charity organization that provides temporary shelter, language courses and immigration advice to Russians in exile, said that there are more Russians now who were unable to obtain "Ikamet" than those who did obtain the permit.
  According to official figures, Russians top the list of short-term residency holders in Turkey as of January 2022, with 133,495 Russian nationals on short-term permits.
  The increasing number of rejections have also fueled conspiracy theories among Russian nationals with some believing "a request" by Russian President Vladimir Putin from Turkey might be underlying the recent refusals.
  
  
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context: Turkey is FLOODED with Russians right now.
  It's affecting prices and the already highly inflated economy. >
  
  So are certain areas of Thailand apparently. >
  
  Yup.
  With both tourists and those applying for residence alike.
  Turkey has had it's biggest tourism year ever because of the amount of Russians coming on holiday. >
  
  Are they paying for elite visas in Thailand I wonder? 
  If I were a well off Russian that’s exactly what I’d do. 
  I think I read some poorer Russians were arrested in Thailand on visa overstays. It’s caused a bit of a talking point. >
  
  Are they paying for elite visas in Thailand I wonder?
  Thailand elite visa requires \~320k$ investment. With a comparable sum (\~400k$) you could get Turkey citizenship. >
  
  No lol