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Teskere (teskere, in plural teskereta) is an obsolete Turkish word meaning a passport or other identity document. It was used before the introduction of the French word passport (passeport, literally a permit to stay in a port). It is still used colloquially, for example in the expression "I show my tesquere". In the modern Turkish language, the word teskere exists and means a pupil/student visa for foreigners studying in Turkey.

In the Ottoman Empire
The tesquereto in the Ottoman Empire is the most common passport and is valid only within the borders of the provincial area.