Annemarie
@marleysa
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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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 ...
@primopanama THEY ARE AT all AIRPORTS AND BORDERS Read More
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?
after using up the 90 days you have to stay out for 60 days before you can enter again. Read More
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. ...
@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
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 ...
@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
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 ...
@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
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 ...
@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
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 ...
Yeah my husband watch on TV only...so no plans to attend anything. Read More
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, ...
we don't tip - my Turkish husband says its not a Turkish custom so he won't. Read More
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:)
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
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:)
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
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 ...
@jesslombard96 Just google "Turkish love rats" and you'd know not to consider anything serious from a guy in a bar here. Read More
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
@Maksym Yavorskyi No i do not have strangers on my whatsapp only family Read More
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 ...
@cdw057 i am a 'do it myself' kind of person, even fixed my own car, but each to his/her own :) Read More
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 ...
@aidayazd95you have to apply online Read More
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 ...
@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