Thousands of Russians who fled to Turkiye following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have relocated to other countries in the past year due to difficulties obtaining residency permits, high prices, and challenges accessing banking services due to sanctions, reports Reuters. This month, the number of Russians with residency permits in Turkiye has dropped to 96,000, a third less compared to the 154,000 at the end of 2022, according to official data. Russian citizens have been complaining about difficulties in obtaining residency permits since the beginning of 2023. In conversations with the agency, …