ANKARA, April 6. /TASS/. Turkey has canceled the visa-free regime for citizens of Tajikistan holding regular foreign passports, according to a decree by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published on Saturday in the official state paper Resmi gazete.

"A decision was made to cancel the visa-free regime for citizens of Tajikistan holding ordinary foreign passports when traveling to Turkey," the document said.

The adopted measure was based on the Law on Foreigners and International Protection. The decision comes into force from the moment of publication.