Living in Turkey

Living in Turkey

New Health Scheme for Foreigners
Ministry of Health officials have stated verbally that implementation of the proposed compulsory health scheme has now been postponed until December 2012. However, this decision has not been approved by the Turkish parliament and so formal confirmation of this delay in implementation is not yet forthcoming. We will publish on our website any further information we receive from the Turkish authorities.


Residency Permits are obtained AFTER arrival in Turkey.

Formal application must be made to the police authorities in the province where you reside, or to the Aliens department of the Police in Ankara, if no fixed abode in Turkey is intended. HOWEVER, well BEFORE your departure from the UK, you should contact the Turkish Embassy in London for information about residency requirements and for information about importation of your personal effects, household goods or car.
Please access the website Turkish Consulate, London for further details.
A residence permit is an absolute necessity before you can clear any personal goods/car from Turkish Customs. Therefore an application for a residence permit must be made within one one month from the date of your arrival in Turkey.
Failure to do so will result in additional daily storage costs for your goods/car by the Turkish Customs Authorities, which can be expensive.
On first application, residence permits may be issued for a two-year period, thereafter for a maximum of five years at any one time.
Residence Permit Fees are calculated on the following basis

2011 Residency permit fees for British Nationals

12 months GBP 370
24 months GBP 730
36 months GBP 1090
48 months GBP 1450
60 months GBP 1810

Residency permit book is TL 149

British citizens will be charged £40 for the first month + £30/month for consecutive months.

The fees will be converted to TL at the day of payment using official exchange rate