Hi all, Long time since I posted...thought I would relay recent events, might help someone..
A few weeks ago I obtained my residency, only took 3 weeks. Brill...
Last Friday went to Mugla to register new vehicle.The law has recentley changed and number plates and registration were successfully obtained from Mugla Passport Police in the foriegners dept.
This is where it starts to go wrong....The very nice Police Lady realised that I had the wrong I.D. number and suggested that I go back to the Harbour Police and ask him to change it.I had applied for residency in 2006/7 in Alanya and did not return to Turkey for quite a while to collect it so I wrongly assumed it had been cancelled.I did not understand then the importance of these things as I was a newcomer to this country.
On Monday I did what I was asked...the same man that issued the residency was rude and abusive, luckily my Notary walked in on other business and his attitude changed but he still refused to change the numbers without my old RP.
I explained that Alanya was a 6 hour drive away...he didnt want to know.
Later in Notaries office they phoned Mugla Police and they said all he has to do is change the numbers, we phoned Alanya Police and they said why would he want the old RP as its now expired.
The Harbour Police man was approached by my Notary again but wouldnt help.
On Thursday I went to the Chief of Police in Fethiye, he saw me staightaway, he speaks and understands very good English and is a very nice man, after the tale was told, he phoned the Harbour Police instructed them to assist me and explained to me what they would do for me...
I returned to the Harbour Police, this man was still being awkward and wouldnt help, I phoned my Notary who phoned the Harbour Police. A uniformed man came into the building and within 5 mins had written a letter to the Alanya Police in Turkish requesting my old RP to be sent to themselves, I took this letter to Fethiye Police station to have it stamped and 5 mins later returned it back to the Harbour Police.
Problem solved....Why are some people so bloody minded. This problem was solved in 5 mins.....because of one man many people had been involved into this little saga of mine.....anyone else got a tale to tell?