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Registration: 22 June 2022

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last year
bus5ojp

Tourist dentist for Extraction Istanbul by bus5ojp

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good dentist in Istanbul who will do extractions for people traveling. No insurance, I just pay them whatever and they extract the tooth either after an initial appointment or soon after. Most dentists round here seem ...

Muji86

@bus5ojpThis is the place:https://maps.app.goo.gl/fs3QraPP7GrPWXNC7This is the number I communicate with them on via WhatsApp:+90 539 428 19 20Unfortunately they don't seem to speak English even though they used to have a website and targeted ... Read More

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last year
bus5ojp

Tourist dentist for Extraction Istanbul by bus5ojp

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good dentist in Istanbul who will do extractions for people traveling. No insurance, I just pay them whatever and they extract the tooth either after an initial appointment or soon after. Most dentists round here seem ...

Muji86

I know one in Bakirkoy if that's near enough which was tried and tested by a few family members.They tend to charge slightly higher prices than my local one in Beylikduzu Read More

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last year
bus5ojp

Picking up letters posted to Turkey from UK by bus5ojp

Hi all, Had a letter sent to me last week, but just realized there's actually no post box where I'm staying, so presumably it's being held somewhere else for me to go and collect. Nothing really clear when I tried searching this, so how does it work ...

Muji86

@bus5ojpI had letters delivered from the UK arrive a month or two late and left outside the building or somewhere near the lifts.Extremely inconvenient. Lucky I found them. Read More

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last year
cdw057

Ikamet, I do not understand by cdw057

Most of the members I think live here in Turkey (In our case Alanya/Mahmutlar). Most of the subscribers live here and purchased a house but more then some will have rented.OK Ikamet was fine for all a year ago, but things have changed,I have to say ...

Muji86

I just completed my application yesterday with the current residency expiring on the 27th.I beleive it will be OK and straight forward if you have a property but I still feel slightly nervous about it because of what I've been seeing and hearing ... Read More

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last year
Karram Amro

Ikamet expired need new one by Karram Amro

@Muji86 Would you be able to share this company that is helping you with ikamet? I have to get ikamet again as my previous one has expired a year ago and I just returned to Turkey for another year or two depending on how long I can get my ikamet ...

Muji86

@Karram Amro I have asked my.contact and he advised that there's no new Ikamets available in Turkey.I don't know if that's true because he still quoted a high price for getting one so there might be ways around it.I would suggest you do your own ... Read More

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last year
ShamsD

Can hospital detain a patient for non-payment? by ShamsD

Marhaba everyone. This will be my first time posting in this forum and I would like to introduce myself.My name is Shamsiah. I was born & raised in Singapore but for the last 10 years I have been living in Canada with my husband. As we approach ...

Muji86

This is a vey unfortunate sequence of events.Although I don't know the rules around this but ine thing for anyone moving over is that they jeed to absolutely not rely on a single bank abroad.I have multiple ways of transferring money into my Turkish ... Read More

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last year
cdw057

Ikamet extention Alanya by cdw057

Quite some worries on Ikamet, having said that Erdogan seems to be much interested in EU. We are Dutch, we live permanently here (Alanya/Mahmutlar). Lets see what happens, but even for owners of properties sometimes Ikamet seems to be declined (many ...

Muji86

@marktmorgan I think the rules have changed a bit but nobody knows what they are. They are not published anywhere and what we hear is just the result of people renewing and getting rejected without knowing the reason.I do know rejections are more ... Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

E-bikes, E-scooters and rechargeable vacuum cleaners by marktmorgan

Ho everyone.In all of my time in Turkey (30 visits and around 12 months), I have never seen any of the above... do they exist?Any experience on any the above...links and prices would be appreciated?MarkPS: The property I may be buying is 2km away ...

Muji86

On top of these links I find my specialist bike shops where you can go and look at various mkdels and deal with the retailer directly. These are especially useful as you can always pop.in for maintenance and repairs in the future and the labour is ... Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

Importing a car into Turkey govt links by marktmorgan

All, I spoke to the trade team at the Turkish consulate in London.They advised that I DO NOT HAVE TO remove an imported vehicle every 6 months, but that I cannot sell the vehicle, I can however scrap it if it becomes unroadworthy.Also that I ...

Muji86

Yes, twice. Sep 2019 and Aug 2022 Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

Importing a car into Turkey govt links by marktmorgan

All, I spoke to the trade team at the Turkish consulate in London.They advised that I DO NOT HAVE TO remove an imported vehicle every 6 months, but that I cannot sell the vehicle, I can however scrap it if it becomes unroadworthy.Also that I ...

Muji86

I'm British.Not sure where the rule are different but they are the same with regards to the 2 year rule. Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

Importing a car into Turkey govt links by marktmorgan

All, I spoke to the trade team at the Turkish consulate in London.They advised that I DO NOT HAVE TO remove an imported vehicle every 6 months, but that I cannot sell the vehicle, I can however scrap it if it becomes unroadworthy.Also that I ...

Muji86

I have driven my car to Turkey from London.You can keep it up to a maximum of 2 years. I've already done 2 years, took the car out and stayed out for 6 months then came back.I do not know about more than one car but you just need to be mindful that ... Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

Importing a car into Turkey govt links by marktmorgan

All, I spoke to the trade team at the Turkish consulate in London.They advised that I DO NOT HAVE TO remove an imported vehicle every 6 months, but that I cannot sell the vehicle, I can however scrap it if it becomes unroadworthy.Also that I ...

Muji86

I have driven my car to Turkey from London.You can keep it up to a maximum of 2 years. I've already done 2 years, took the car out and stayed out for 6 months then came back.I do not know about more than one car but you just need to be mindful that ... Read More

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last year
marktmorgan

E-bikes, E-scooters and rechargeable vacuum cleaners by marktmorgan

Ho everyone.In all of my time in Turkey (30 visits and around 12 months), I have never seen any of the above... do they exist?Any experience on any the above...links and prices would be appreciated?MarkPS: The property I may be buying is 2km away ...

Muji86

@marktmorgan they exist and are very common to see l Live in Istanbul and see them all the time. Read More

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last year
kellystone2002

Buying property Cash in bag ? by kellystone2002

HelloI'm dealing with a realtor at the moment. He has said that If I wanted to buy an apartment in particular the deal would be £186kGBP and a further £56k GBP in cash given to the owner. This sounds very suspicious and not something I ...

Muji86

@kellystone2002I did around 100k GBP in cash.It's common, you'll see people with bags of cash at the land registry (equivalent) when you go to finalise the deal.Can't say it's comfortable for me but I had a couple of locals who I knew and trusted so ... Read More

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last year
lenabkirk

Where in Turkey can we live comfortably ? by lenabkirk

We are moving to Turkey in a few month. Our income will be around $4,000 usd per month. Where in Turkey we can live comfortably with that income? Family of 3. Only big cities , our son is a sprinter, we need sport centers. Thank you

Muji86

Any city is doable eith 4000 usd but İstanbul will be more expensive than other cities. Read More