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Property For Sale in Calis Beach & Turkey => Moving To Turkey => Topic started by: holmej on June 21, 2017, 21:03:45 PM

Title: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on June 21, 2017, 21:03:45 PM
Hi All,
Well seven years after joining the forum, I have now made the decision to do something I've wanted to do since my first vist to Turkey in 1996.....move there! It was originally planned for late next year, but a change in personal circumstances means that I have now decided to retire on 31 August and leave the UK on 10 October, having already taken a rental appartment at Sun Valley complex. Although I haven't been at all active on the site, I have actually visited fairly regularly and picked up some useful hints and info. I have made contact with "Inspector" and Mustapha has kindly agreed to help me with residency, banks, utilities etc...after I arrive in Calis.

At 65 it's a big move/life change, but I've always wanted to live in Turkey on a permanent basis, so now the main problem I'm going to have over the next three and a half months is containing the excitement!!!
And getting the Turkish language basics sorted out!!

I'm looking forward to getting out and about and involved in different aspects of Calis life and hopefully meeting many of you once I get settled in!!
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Scunner on June 21, 2017, 21:36:54 PM
All the very best - I hope it is everything you hope for  :)

Things I wish I'd known before I moved there (short list version)

Never lend anyone any money, ever
You can't buy saucepans with a long handle, just two little handles :D

Keep us informed on how it's going, we're all dead nosey  ;)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: kevin3 on June 21, 2017, 22:07:07 PM


   holmej,  I admire your spirit and wish you a happy new chapter in your life.  Go for it.       ;)  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Ian on June 21, 2017, 22:09:42 PM
Congratulations - it is a wonderful adventure - my advice is: whenever possible try to do as the locals do and live as the locals live.

Your experience will be greatly enriched and so much easier on your wallet   :) Enjoy !!!
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: KKOB on June 21, 2017, 22:12:07 PM
Have a great retirement. We had 6 fantastic years there and only returned to the UK becuase of Mrs KKOB's health issues. We'd be back there like a shot given the right circumstances.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: BernieTeyze on June 21, 2017, 23:51:03 PM
How exciting. Buy yourself a dreamland intelliheat electric blanket, it will be your wisest investment. Also bring your warm dressing gown,some thermal jumpers n warm coat and uSox  Along with a hot water bottle for power cuts,a decent torch or some of them push on lights. All this with a good flask and you'll be set. Because after summer comes winter, and the nights can be pretty chilly. It's a great adventure I'm sure you will settle in, in no time at all. Like Scunner says, keep us posted we're nosey
Ps great choice with inspector, he did ours too.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Scunner on June 22, 2017, 00:22:45 AM

Ps great choice with inspector

Absolutely - nobody better to help you through the early requirements.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: pompeylee on June 22, 2017, 07:38:00 AM
Congrats holmej, 9 weeks into our retirement here & im looking forward to what 'winter' brings,  still so much we want to see & do.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: davybill on June 22, 2017, 08:06:07 AM
All the best in moving, we moved here 7years ago and we still love the life here
The only reason we would move back to the UK would be health reasons,  we are both in our mid  70s now.
We see more of our family when they all visit us,as as they love to come over to Turkey,
they are mostly at work when we go once a year to the UK.
I'm sure you will settle in, and there are plenty of activitIes, around the Calis area if you feel the need.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Menthol on June 22, 2017, 21:41:26 PM
Hope it works out for you holmej. It's very exciting isn't it?

Following on from Scunner's tips - Some things I've discovered since living here:

<> Turkey do NOT make any cheese that even remotely resembles cheddar. Despite what the cheese man will tell you.

<> Winter here is warm outside in the sun and like a fridge inside the house.

<> It is acceptable (just) to wear fleece trousers in winter to go to the local shop.

<> Microwaves are not a common appliance here and microwave plate covers are practically unheard of - bring some with you.

<> A silent slight raising of the eyebrows and tilt upwards of the chin means 'No'

<> You will become very popular with friends in the UK you didn't know you had and unearth family members you forgot about who all coincidentally 'love
      Turkey'

<> You will derive untold of pleasure from drying all your washing outside in the space of 2 hours in the summer

<> You don't have to wash and iron your bedding ever again. The laundrettes here are cheap and will do it all for you.

<> The local car wash will wash all your rugs

<> You can leave your motorbike helmet on the bike and it will still be there when you come back from shopping

<> No one will ever give way to you when you are driving. You will wait FOREVER to get out of a side road onto a busy main road if you are waiting for
      someone to let you out.

Others will tell you more holmej I'm sure. :D



 
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on June 23, 2017, 11:55:44 AM
Thanks to all who have replied, and for the tips and hints, they are much appreciated!! Will keep you posted as the clock ticks down!!
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on October 01, 2017, 15:58:05 PM
 :D :D
Well, all is nearly ready for the big move which takes place a week on Tuesday!! A whole lifetime packed into 3 suitcases and a cabin bag!
Sun Valley here I come! :D :D
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Scunner on October 01, 2017, 19:21:51 PM
All the best for the move - keep us informed   :)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: kayakebab on October 01, 2017, 19:39:05 PM
You'll love it, all the waiting will be worth it.
Dont worry about the saucepans, you can get long handles now  :)

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Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Scunner on October 01, 2017, 21:49:19 PM
You have it so easy these days  :)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Kevin Sowten on October 02, 2017, 05:58:51 AM
Just about the same date as we did it 3 years ago - you'll love it here !!!
We had 4 suitcases and a Jack Russell in the hold    :)   :)   :)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: kayakebab on October 02, 2017, 19:38:00 PM
You have it so easy these days    :)
My swanky pink granite frying pan with long handle was delivered to my door today. So exciting. 

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Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: BernieTeyze on October 02, 2017, 21:05:12 PM
Delivered?? Where from?? I'm impressed.
Good luck with the journey, Hope it all runs smooth.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: kayakebab on October 02, 2017, 21:42:21 PM
Hepsiburada

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Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on November 01, 2017, 09:37:08 AM
 ;D
Well here I am three weeks into my new life in Calis!! I arrived on 10th Oct with my life in three suitcases feeling happy but just a little uncertain of what lay ahead. Great transfer from Dalaman to Sun Valley complex, lovely appartment waiting for me, couldn't have gone better. Tax number and HSBC sorted out same afternoon and then the next morning Inspector and his lovely wife arrived to whisk me off to the Notary and then to his office to complete paperwork for residency application. Visit to Immigration Police office in Fethiye the next morning and application was completed and sent off! Thank You so much Mustapha, it went like clockwork and it was nice to know that I could now relax a little and start to find my way around my new home!

Everything has been helped by the fantastic weather we've been having, getting out and about has been a real pleasure, not to mention the beach on several days! Most flights back to the UK have or are about to finish this week, and the majority of restaurants and bars will be closed too. That means I'll have loads of time to get about and see different places without the rush, and get to know Fethiye and surrounds. Even signed up for Turkish lessons with Angel at the Nil Bar!!

So three weeks in I am really happy to have made the move and am looking forward to life here in Calis and no doubt meeting a few of you who are resident here.     
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: marina on November 01, 2017, 09:44:42 AM
We've been there last 3 weeks too, but we had to come home on Sunday!  :( 
Sounds like you've made a great start, good luck with your new life, hope it all goes well for you. Keep us posted.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: kevin3 on November 01, 2017, 10:15:33 AM


  A great start to your new life. Well done and thanks for keeping us updated.      :)
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on November 01, 2017, 10:27:54 AM
 ;D ;D
Icing on the cake!!Residency Permit delivered 10 mins ago!!
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: Menthol on November 02, 2017, 02:34:00 AM
Enjoy it all, holmej.

You'll hit the odd problem here and there but most things have a solution.

Winter in the Fethiye region is beautiful too.

All the very best.
Title: Re: One Way Ticket!!!
Post by: holmej on November 02, 2017, 06:53:43 AM
Thank you for all your tips and advice.....much appreciated!