Question about Layover - transfer flights from/to Poland

Dear members,

I have a Polish passport and i'll be traveling to Brussels and meeting up with my relatives then heading to Polish by car for a nice road trip.

My layover options are either in Istanbul or Athens.

my question is, if i chose a layover in Istanbul, will i need to get an arrival Visa, go through customs and such...?

If i chose a layover to Athens, will my Polish Visa allow me just to transit? will that allow me to get out of the Airport and do a little sight seeing?

Most important equation is, will i need to re-check my baggage at the layover airports?

Sorry it will be my first traveling experience and i want to check everything beforehand. I'm searching online, but if this thread can get me exact answers that will be great :)

Seeing Poland for the first time in July!! Yaaay :D

If its just connection flight, you dont need any visa, but if you like to move outside the airport then you would be required to get the visa

Then you can enter both Turkey and Athens visa-free.

As for baggage arrangements, ask in the departure airport if your luggage will be checked through to Poland or not.

So do you have a Polish visa or a Polish passport (i.e. you are a Polish citizen)?

If you have a Polish passport, you don't need any visa for Athens. You can move around the city and outside of it without any problem.

I am not sure about a Polish visa, but I think you also don't need anything; from what I know, Polish visa = Schengen visa, and Greece belongs to the Schengen zone.

Have a read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area