Also, I haven't been here long but I can tell you put a lot of energy and effort into maintaining this resource and that has not gone unnoticed. Thank you!
I reached out to both consulates. The both say they offer the visa I need (In Turkey it has to be at the Ankara consulate) but I'd imagine that it's much the same way it is in Asia where you have better "luck" more consistently with some vs others.
Seems that finding that experience first hand is a long shot.
There are two questions here and I felt as though the second one may have been lost underneath the first one. No harm intended but I don't think the second part of the question is getting much visibility on it's own. Nonetheless, I realize they're both relatively obscure questions and if they can't be answered here then it might come down to in person trial and most likely error.