Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Uzumlu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: calvin 1949 on September 02, 2008, 16:03:01 PM
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had a loveley early start this morning ,up at seven for a lovely ride down to kas ,to renew our visa ,paid our dues and had a great three hours in Meise, came back ,picked up passports and made our way back to Uzumlu , so far un eventful !! wait for it ,on checking pass port they had seen that we had a month left on our old visa so they just stamped that one , what a pillock i am !!!the moral of the story always check your passport when you get it back!! realy looking forward to the drive again on Friday
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:D:D any excuse for a day out :D
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Ahhh but look how pretty it is!
I went last Thursday!
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/learmonth/Personal068.jpg)
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Calvin, suggest you ring Altug as they rang us to try and find out whose passport they had made an upc*ck on visa today. We were on same boat as you. Phill
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None of you ripped off with residence visas then? We were and once our furniture had arrived never needed them again!4,000 YTL down the toilet!
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If I understand you correctly Chris, you ate talking about the residence permit, -the blue book. You would need it for getting in and out of the country and need to produce it for if the Jandarma stop you. We have had to show it quite a few times in the year + we have been here. Unless I have got the wrong end of the stick with what you mean..
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I didn't Chris, I used someone who I knew wouldn't rip me off.
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What a lovely picture Tors.
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I thought i was posting a light hearted thread about me being a pillock , seems i am wrong again . No problem will i am sure enjoy the retun visit on Friday Calvin
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Originally posted by UzumluH2o
Calvin, suggest you ring Altug as they rang us to try and find out whose passport they had made an upc*ck on visa today. We were on same boat as you. Phill
been in contact he is worried that one on the boat only has a few days left on his or her visa , thats the sort of chap he is!!! not a prob for me, Cheers Calvin
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Calvin... you must learn to take life more seriously! You are not here to enjoy yourself!![:X]
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Dam going out tonight to not enjoy myself!!
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Originally posted by bikerchickblonde
Calvin... you must learn to take life more seriously! You are not here to enjoy yourself!![:X]
Yeah, tighten up man!
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Im a Yorkshireman cant tighten up any more,i squeak now. long pockets and short arms if you Know what i mean??
wife can only have one beer tonight!! unless i can get someone else to buy one for her ,or else she will have to share mine.Calvin
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Went back to Kas again today to sort out Visa the problem last time was that we had two months left on our old one,the still today did not want to give us a new one,until Sello sorted it for us.What a great Guy ,You must meet him Chris it could renew your faith in mankind. the moral of the story is check your new visa is there before leaving Kas , the good thing about today found a great beach for a swim on the way back .Cant tell you where its a secret!! Regards Calvin
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Kaputas[?].........Also nearby is Mavi Magara, but you can't see that from the road. :)
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Still Not telling!!!! Calvin
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There is a serious point here; the cost of yearly residency as opposed to renewing a 3 month visitor visa. When i came to Turkey 5 years ago I was told I needed residency before I could buy property and have a telephone installed. I have never been asked to produce it for any other reason and after the first year don't see that it has any value (other than having to be renewed less often than the 3 month visa). As long as you are careful about renewing your visitors visa regularly it is a much cheaper option than buying residency.
Incidentally, I have been told that recent increases in the cost of residency have been imposed as a result of increases by the UK government to charges made to Turkish citizens living in UK. If this is the case, perhaps we should be lobbying the UK government to stop making our lives here in Turkey more difficult and expensive!
Brian.
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if you renew yearly it will be more expensive, get a longer term residency, 3 or 5 years
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Taken from Fethiye Times this week, break of down costs of trip to Meis, bus fare 12Ytl each way, boat fare 40Ytl, visa 15euro (approx 28Ytl) Total 92Ytl x 4 = 368Ytl/year.
Cost of residency approx 500Ytl/year.
A saving of 132Ytl/year or 33Ytl per trip. Then add 4 days of your life.
Thats not including anything else you spend that you would not spend had you not done the trip, ie duty free.(unless it's Jack Daniels you don't save that much)
Plus you have no choice, you have to leave the country come wind, rain, high winds or rough seas.
It's residency for me, cheaper in the long run.
Baz 8)
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Yes, that's what we thought. And you can relax and not have to think about all those trips.
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What I don't understand is, why is it 1 litre of duty free allowed on returning from Meis but more at Dalaman/Marmaris? It's the same country - you don't get different allowances at Gatwick compared with Birmingham.
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We enjoy the trip as we can have pork chop and chips (mmmmmmmmm) on the Island for lunch, buy duty free stuff (it is cheaper!), buy pork chops and ham to bring home (don't tell customs though) and have a good day out. So far not had bad weather (touch wood).
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Dont Know i am allowed to comment Being a new member?????
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When you have made a fewwwww more posts you'll be allowed ;):D 8)
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See Eric got to his 500!!!
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C'mon Calvin, you have only got 481 to go:D Go for it tonight ;)
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YOU know what it got me last time , at this rate i could be minus 475 by the end of the night
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Lightening doesn't strike twice....I hope ;)
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What's up now Calvin, I'm sure you imagine things ;)
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Yipee !!!!521 i knew there was a god in heaven !! hear his drums every morning . i promise to be good from now on Got ya!! had my fingers crossed Calvin
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Bet you're smiling again now :D
Now remember to try and keep that promise ;)
Scunners an old softy really ;)
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yep ! but has i said had my fingers crossed, Calvin ps ,you cant keep an old dog down healthy debate never killed anyone night all!!!!!
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Kieth, In answer to your previous question I have quoted part of the Fethiye Times explanation, hope it helps;
"Kas port does not have a Turkish Duty Free shop so the normally generous allowances are severly restricted to those listed below:
- 1 Ltr of Spirits (Gin, Vodka, whisky) (or 2 * 70cl bottles if they are packaged like that)
- 200 cigarettes,
- 10 Cigars,
- 200gr pipe tobacco,
- 20ml perfume/aftershave etc,
- 1kg Coffee,
- 1kg chocolate
In addition customs rules forbid the importation of certain food stuffs including bacon and pork products."
Plus;
"It really is worth buying your allowance [See below] as the prices are significantly lower than Turkey. We have listed a few examples below [as at September 2008]:
# JB Rare 1L - Duty Free 13.00 Euro (24 YTL) Price in Turkey 64 YTL
# Jack Daniels 1L - Duty Free 20.30 Euro (37 YTL) Price in Turkey 86 YTL
# Bacardi 1L - Duty Free 14.30 Euro (26 YTL) Price in Turkey 64 YTL
# Gordons Dry Gin Export Strength 1L - Duty Free 10.25 Euro (19 YTL) Price in Turkey 48 YTL but a lower alcohol %.
# Marlboro Red or Gold Box of 200 - Duty Free 15.70 Euro (29 YTL) Price in Turkey 48 YTL"
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Fethiye does not have a duty free Shop but it seems it does not have a restricted allowance either when returning from Rhodes! So why.......Am I cynical enough to think it could be a source of revenue to the officials in Kas:(
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Can't answer that one, only going by what was in the Fethiye Times. 8) Perhaps an e-mail to them might get an answer:(or maybe not :)
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There certainly doesn't seem to be any restrictions on spirit allowances for Kas boat captains, from what I saw. And yes, I do wonder, what ever happens to the bottles confiscated on your return to Kas?