@Expat Solutions
American expat in Türkiye
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Registration: 12 April 2023
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Internet speed by cdw057
In any case where I live Internet is quite fine (with my provider anyhow), right now we have a speed of 100 MB (not too bad and quite stable), but they offer also 1000 MB (which we subscribed to) for this upcoming year. |the price of TRY 10.000 per ...
@cdw057 Greetings,This is the website we utilize when aiding our clients in procuring a property. It allows us to verify the internet infrastructure in the designated area. The site is authoritative and delineates the maximum internet speed ... 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
@evelinfree25Considering the banks having the local clients' background checks, credibility reports, risk grade, findeks grading and employment status, it would nearly be impossible for a foreigner to apply for a loan. Read More
I do not understand why are the xpats not worried about Ikamet by cdw057
I posted a bit in the topic before, very few reactions, nobody seems to worry (I think this is or not good or all of the expats are millioinaires, for us what we have is in Turkey, it is all, we savings, property all. If we were to be refused it is ...
@eddie2806Hello, it seems like there is a miscommunication at the immigration directorate of your location. I recommend you to work with a reputable immigration lawyer, not just any lawyer. First of all, in marriages 102.000 TL bank statement ... Read More
Residence Permit in Sisli by Turkey2023
Hello. Can anyone help, I am planning to apply for residency permit in Sisli but a lot of confusion regarding the location, is it officially closed for foreign. I am british citizen owe an apartment in Sisli. Thank you.
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How long does a visa run last by eddie2806
Hi everyone, I lived in Turkey for 2 years and my ikamet has expired. I dont own a property, so I can't do an extension based on tapu.I was said that I will be rejected for Ikamet extension, since I'm no longer a tourist, even tho I have a yearly ...
In every extension application, applicants should support their documents with proof that the foreigner will support the Turkish economy with their request to stay another year. Most applicants disregard this step, but some of them are approved, ... Read More
How long does a visa run last by eddie2806
Hi everyone, I lived in Turkey for 2 years and my ikamet has expired. I dont own a property, so I can't do an extension based on tapu.I was said that I will be rejected for Ikamet extension, since I'm no longer a tourist, even tho I have a yearly ...
@eddie2806Hello Eddie,You mentioned that your 2 years of ikamet expired, but did not you apply for an extension application? If your expiry is no longer than 30 days there is an exceptional way of making a new application on the purpose of a delayed ... Read More
Turkey Mersin by Guest97853
I have tried living in Mersin for the past 4 months. My husband is Turkish and I am looking for friends who can speak English and really just friends to help me retire there in the near future. Finding gender equality challenging there and according ...
@Guest97853Found an article about Mersin from 2014, most people do not recommend living there as a solo woman due to the high intake of foreign and local migrants, they mention the demographic and secular culture of the city has ... Read More
Health Insurance in Turkey ( Residence Permit ) by Turkey2023
The price of Health insurance is required for residents aged seventy years old. I tried online quotes and find them very expensive from £150,000 to 500,000Can I use live insurance? is it mandatory to have it to apply for residency? Cheers
Applicants above 65 years old are exempt from the mandatory health insurance upon the residence permit process. If you are making your own application, you need to select the "Below 18 years old, above 65 years old" option on the insurance step. If ... Read More
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 ...
As of being experts in Property Purchasing for foreigners in Turkey, our lawyer recommend:Payment Method with Blocked CheckThe blocked check method is the safest method to transfer money after real estate buying and selling. In this method, money ... Read More
Looking for a lawyer to vacate a tenant by Turkey2023
I am Hadi, retired live in London and planning to move to live in Istanbul. I bought house in Istanbul right now its rented until the end of this year , I starting to look for lawyer to vacate the tenant from the house which is so complicated, but ...
A lawyer would charge roughly 25-40k for this sort of process. I suggest you to offer the tenant 25k, sign a contract and after that go to the notary and notarize an "eviction order". Make the deal as it would be paid the same day of the eviction to ... Read More
Unable to Open Bank Account by N.maria
Hello all, Has anyone recently tried to open a bank account but had trouble? All the banks I've been to in the past month have told me that as a foreigner I need to present: passport, ikatmet kart, ikametgah and çalışma izni belgesi ...
Hello Maria,Since you mentioned that you have a valid "ikamet card" you should be able to register yourself to your Turkish spouse's address. Hence you register the address, you will need to download the document called "yerlesim yeri belgesi" from ... Read More