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Annemarie

@marleysa

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South African expat in Türkiye

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About me

South African

Lives in Istanbul

Speaks English, Afrikaans, some German

Registration: 27 January 2013

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Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
last week
primopanama

visa violation office by primopanama

hellowhen you overstay in turkey will have to pay a fine at the visa violation office, which i have read on internet they are at the international airports of turkeyanyone knows if they are also at the borders with greece and bulgaria or only at the ...

Annemarie

@primopanama THEY ARE AT all AIRPORTS AND BORDERS Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
last month
acmilan6

About 90/180 rule by acmilan6

Hi,I am slightly confused by 90/180 visa rule. I entered Turkey last June 15, and left Sept 15. Used all 90 day visa free allowance. When can I re enter Turkey to be able to stay again 90 days. Would that be Dec 15?

Annemarie

after using up the 90 days you have to stay out for 60 days before you can enter again. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
4 months ago
hameed1239

Population Registration Certificate by hameed1239

I was asked by a real estate person to provide the following document: nüfus kayıt örneği ( the population registration certificate). I tried on e-devlet and couldn’t get it. I think it only available for Turkish citizens. ...

Annemarie

@hameed1239 It means identity register copy - a registered copy of your ID/PASSPORT - translated at a notary office and stamped and signed verifying it as a copy of the original. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
4 months ago
DeeVos

Exploring Turkey for retirement by DeeVos

@Julien We are an American and German couple living in Germany. We have lived a year in Istanbul as my husband has worked there. When thinking about living abroad after retirement, Turkey was one of the places we could imagine living. Especially ...

Annemarie

@merkezankara73 I am telling the actual facts- a lot of my friends with homes here for many years - 25 years and 30 years did not get their residence permit renewed last year and this year! They had to sell their homes and leave...and that is the ... Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
4 months ago
DeeVos

Exploring Turkey for retirement by DeeVos

@Julien We are an American and German couple living in Germany. We have lived a year in Istanbul as my husband has worked there. When thinking about living abroad after retirement, Turkey was one of the places we could imagine living. Especially ...

Annemarie

@SUZIPQ Quoted from another responder and 100% correct: "The rules became very strict here now and you will most probably not get a long term residency- not even a short term one as Turkiye is bent on not accepting any foreigners for long term ... Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
6 months ago
DeeVos

Exploring Turkey for retirement by DeeVos

@Julien We are an American and German couple living in Germany. We have lived a year in Istanbul as my husband has worked there. When thinking about living abroad after retirement, Turkey was one of the places we could imagine living. Especially ...

Annemarie

@Ong999 The rules became very strict here now and you will most probably not get a long term residency- not even a short term one as Turkiye is bent on not accepting any foreigners for long term residencies anymore. Even people owning homes here had ... Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
7 months ago
Ameerah Arjanee

Plans for Euro 2024? by Ameerah Arjanee

Hello, I'm a content writer for Expat Magazine, we are working on a piece about expats' plans for the Euro 2024 football tournament. We'd be grateful for any testimonies. How are you feeling about the Euro 2024? Are you a football fan? Are you ...

Annemarie

Yeah my husband watch on TV only...so no plans to attend anything. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
7 months ago
cdw057

Tipping in Turkey by cdw057

We live in Turkey for almost three years. Most of the payments (supermarkets, wool-shops, clothing shops (for my wife), Aidat, taxes, electricity, water, Cigarettes, Alcohol...) are paid through bank (or card).However there are a few exceptions, ...

Annemarie

we don't tip - my Turkish husband says its not a Turkish custom so he won't. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
7 months ago
Fatima_khan

Indian community in Türkiye by Fatima_khan

Is there any Indian community living in Türkiye looking forward to migrate to Türkiye so I want to know how many Indian are already migrated to Türkiye....Thank you:)

Annemarie

In short, there is no Indian community here as far as I know - been living here 26 years and have not seen any. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
7 months ago
Fatima_khan

Indian community in Türkiye by Fatima_khan

Is there any Indian community living in Türkiye looking forward to migrate to Türkiye so I want to know how many Indian are already migrated to Türkiye....Thank you:)

Annemarie

My personal opinion is that an Indian restaurant will do not so well here as the Turkish food is way better than that of most countries and probably why there aren't any here. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
7 months ago
jesslombard96

Unsure if I want to persuade by jesslombard96

Hi everyone! I'm after a little advice please.I've been talking to a Turkish man for a couple of weeks now and he wants me to come and visit him soon. I've meet this man through the hotel I stayed at and he worked on the bar. There was a ...

Annemarie

@jesslombard96 Just google "Turkish love rats" and you'd know not to consider anything serious from a guy in a bar here. Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
11 months ago
evelinfree25

Buying a House in Turkey by evelinfree25

To buy a house in turkey , you need to pay full ammount of the house price  or you can apply for a  morgage ? as a tourist

Annemarie

@Maksym Yavorskyi No i do not have strangers on my whatsapp only family Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
11 months ago
aidayazd95

Residence Permit in Turkey!? by aidayazd95

Hi,I am in Istanbul currently,and I want to stay here, long term.I am looking for jobs and so my questionto get a Residence Permit how do I apply for one??can I go in person do it or must be online?how can I start?I need this to be able to live here ...

Annemarie

@cdw057 i am a 'do it myself' kind of person, even fixed my own car, but each to his/her own :) Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
11 months ago
aidayazd95

Residence Permit in Turkey!? by aidayazd95

Hi,I am in Istanbul currently,and I want to stay here, long term.I am looking for jobs and so my questionto get a Residence Permit how do I apply for one??can I go in person do it or must be online?how can I start?I need this to be able to live here ...

Annemarie

@aidayazd95you have to apply online Read More

Annemarie
marleysa replied to a thread
11 months ago
DeeVos

Exploring Turkey for retirement by DeeVos

@Julien We are an American and German couple living in Germany. We have lived a year in Istanbul as my husband has worked there. When thinking about living abroad after retirement, Turkey was one of the places we could imagine living. Especially ...

Annemarie

@cdw057 Friends of mine were refused a renewal of their residence permit even though they've been living here 9 years already. They don't own property. Read More