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Offline kayakebab

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2016, 22:46:55 PM »
seen 2 people on FB tonight that say this is the last straw and time to leave Turkey.



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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2016, 22:49:28 PM »
Is that one post for each.

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2016, 23:12:37 PM »
This topic nearly 500 times read by members but I get just 3 like click. lol
If I do something wrong please inform me via personal message.

If it helps, next time I'm in Fethiye I'll buy you a beer (or ayran) or two as a thank you for the concise and accurate information you post.

Thats gotta be worth more than a few internet forum "likes"  :)

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2016, 23:20:13 PM »
seen 2 people on FB tonight that say this is the last straw and time to leave Turkey.

That, I would suggest, is a) an over reaction or b) someone looking for attention or c) a combination of a) and b).

The new driving licence rules are not really that much of a big deal in the grand scheme of things.  For as long as I can remember we've (foreigners) been shelling out various amounts of lira to fund the gargantuan beast that is Turkish bureaucracy - it's part and parcel of living in Turkey and if it effs you off so much, then maybe an EU country is more your bag, so to speak.

(is it obvious I've got over my hump with TR and come out of retirement to sign another contract in Istanbul?)

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2016, 06:23:51 AM »
It would take a lot more than that to make me leave.
I guess it's a mix of winter blues, post Christmas etc and then all the bill increases, for some that's enough.
I'm not overly happy about the licence thing, but rules is rules and it's not just a Turkish thing, but a wider issue.
Some people are talking in terms of it costing 1000tl, will be interesting to see if that's an overreaction and how much it really can be done for.
I'm guessing the hospitals will cotton on to the medical test costs, like they did when we joined SGK though!

Good luck with the new contract  :)


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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2016, 07:53:14 AM »


Well it has actually been the law for years, just that now another country (UK) has asked for the implementation. Anybody thinking of moving to live in another country will probably find they have to do the same now. Glad I got my Turkish license 6 years ago, when I couldn't legally renew my UK license.

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #26 on: January 09, 2016, 14:23:50 PM »
I wonder if after exchanging your UK licence for a Turkish one how would you make out if you paid a visit to the UK and wanted to hire a car.

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #27 on: January 09, 2016, 15:09:29 PM »
Don,
  No problem using a Turkish license,I've used mine many times with different hire companies.

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #28 on: January 09, 2016, 15:13:35 PM »
I wonder if after exchanging your UK licence for a Turkish one how would you make out if you paid a visit to the UK and wanted to hire a car.

It wouldn't be a problem. Thousands of foreign licence holders hire cars in the UK everyday.

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Re: Important Information about driving licence
« Reply #29 on: January 09, 2016, 15:31:18 PM »
I was thinking UK citizen UK licence.




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