Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Residency in Turkey, Visas, Work Permit Questions => Topic started by: kaptainkrunchie on March 23, 2012, 09:11:31 AM

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: kaptainkrunchie on March 23, 2012, 09:11:31 AM

Has anyone with dual nationality (Turkish/ British) had problems entering or leaving Turkey with just their UK passport and Turkish ID card or is a Turkish passport also necessary?

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: sunnyd on March 23, 2012, 12:09:06 PM

Never. I have had my kimlik for over 10 years, always travel out and in on it with my British passport. Never been questioned. It is completely legal to do this. My son has done the same since birth to.

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: Scunner on March 23, 2012, 12:15:25 PM

Clever boy :D

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: sunnyd on March 23, 2012, 13:27:04 PM

 ;)

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: jackstee on March 23, 2012, 14:36:43 PM

It depends if you want to travel out as a Turkish national or a British national. If it's British you do it with your Brit passport, but if you want to travel as a Turkish national you have to use a Turkish passport.

This , of course, is only for dual nationality as kaptain mentioned.

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: Harmless on March 23, 2012, 17:35:46 PM

My eldest daughter is 31 and she has been using her kimlik with her British passport since she was a couple of months old, I too use my UK passport with my kimlik.  We have never had a problem.

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: kaptainkrunchie on March 23, 2012, 18:03:38 PM

Thanks for the information all.
Not so clever, Scunner - took us nearly 3 years to do. Wish we had not listened to the "doom- merchants". Could have had it 5 years ago!!

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: orca on April 06, 2012, 08:40:07 AM

So does this mean that you dont have to pay to get the tourist visa if you have a kimlik but not a Turkish passport?

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: Liz 101 on April 06, 2012, 13:01:10 PM

You don't pay for a tourist visa with just a UK passport & blue residency book either

Title: Turkish Passport - necessary
Post by: orca on April 06, 2012, 18:52:22 PM

Yes i realise that,i lived in Turkey for a long time but i have never entered Turkey with my kimlik,and as i now wish to return,of course, i dont have residency so i wondered if i still have to get a visa as i dont have a Turkish passport?