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Lore.Ates
Brazilian expat in Türkiye
Forum posts
7
About me
Brazilian
Speaks Portuguese (native), English (advanced), can understand some Spanish, currently learning Turkish and a little French on the side
Registration: 02 January 2021
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English speaking women in Istanbul by Kate1818
Hello I'm Kate , I'm originally from the UK but now living in Istanbul with my husband and our baby. I would love to meet other English speaking women in Istanbul? 😊
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Hi Kate, Moon and all the other girls! I’m Lore, a brazilian living in İstanbul, and I’d love to make friends with English speaking women in Turkey. Or with Portuguese speakers, for that matter :D Read More
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Leaving Istanbul with an expired Resident card by Zill
My friend who is residing in Istanbul has to travel abroad urgently. He made a renewal application for his Ikamet around five months back, till date he hasn’t received his resident card. In case he embarks, will he be allowed to re-enter ...
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Maybe the letter they're referring to is the same permission I've been told about. Hopefully, someone else here can share first-hand experience, or, better yet, the immigration office can clear this up and grant him the letter. He's been ... Read More
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Leaving Istanbul with an expired Resident card by Zill
My friend who is residing in Istanbul has to travel abroad urgently. He made a renewal application for his Ikamet around five months back, till date he hasn’t received his resident card. In case he embarks, will he be allowed to re-enter ...
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Hi, Zill. I've been told that, for first time applicants, if your application is already being processed (like, added to the system and not just queued), you can request a leave of two weeks. If possible, he should check with them directly, and ... Read More
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Who has applied for Turkish citizenship through investment by ShuaaGill
Hello, I would like to connect with people who have submitted their documents for Turkish citizenship through investment program. Kindly share your experience, how long you have been waiting for and if your papers have moved from the ‘archival ...
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Siavash, if you're looking for bilingual lawyers in Istanbul I can get you in touch with my husband. In Alanya I'm afraid I wouldn't know. Read More
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The painfully slow process of TRC by SARN
Like many on this forum, I too have applied for the TRC in mid-December and waiting for an email/message/call to submit my documents to further the process. Considering the present situation, the process is taking 3/4 months or longer, is there a ...
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Same here. Have the same exact complaints. I've been told by a couple of lawyers that I just have to wait. I don't really know if we can file a complaint anywhere, and whether it'd help. The whole thing is a pain. Read More