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Offline Karennina

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Turkish bank account for non property owner
« on: January 31, 2015, 20:26:21 PM »
Can someone shed some light for me please on this subject, if I decide to sell my apartment can I still keep my Turkish bank account as I would now be classed as a tourist/holiday maker...
Just making plans for the future.thanks for any help  ;)



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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 20:50:35 PM »
I will be corrected VERY shortly if I am mistaken, but I do not believe that being a resident in Turkey is a pre=requisite of having a bank account.

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2015, 21:32:33 PM »
To get a bank account as far as I know, you have to have a tax number.

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2015, 21:43:44 PM »
Thank you both for your replies...just say I had never owned a property, I have never lived in Turkey, could I come on holiday find out Turkish banks offer a better interest rate then the uk could I just apply for a tax number then open an account without opening a property? Cheers  ;)

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2015, 22:00:40 PM »
Sorry Karennina - confused .com :-[

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2015, 22:39:08 PM »
I had a bank account while I was a tourist, and before I had bought a property.
It was 10 years ago so a bit vague but I think the bank got me a Tax number'
I may be wrong.

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2015, 23:21:20 PM »
Sorry to confuse you H  ;)I think I was after finding out what Kevin has just said that it is possible to open a bank account in Turkey if you don't own property, of course most folk on their two week well earned and deserved holiday do not want to spend any of it opening bank accounts applying for tax numbers etc just because the country pays better interest then in the uk, I did not think it would be doable   ;)

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2015, 05:03:43 AM »
We got our tax numbers (while we waited) from the tax office in Fethiye whilst on holiday last June (need original passport and a photocopy) Opened Garanti bank account on arrival in October, a month before we had a permanent address and 10 weeks before we got residency. So you don't need residency to open a bank account, just a tax number so they can pay 15℅ tax on interest earned. I'm surprised more 'tourists' don't save here !!

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2015, 06:22:44 AM »
Cheers Kevin that has answered my question nicely...
My memory is not what it used to be and I just could not remember if you needed to produce a tapu in order to open a bank account out there  ;)

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Re: Turkish bank account for non property owner
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2015, 08:00:56 AM »
Just to back up what Kevin said....we opened our first Turkish account before we'd moved here so didn't have a tapu or rental agreement or anything. Just tax number.   :)




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