My apologies if this has already been raised, but a heads up if it hasn't.
I went with a friend of mine last Saturday, to renew their Dask insurance. They had last years policy, and you would have thought that renewing would be a formality......Oh No!!!
They were asked for their residents permit. On asking why, we were told that the rules have been changed by the Turkish Government, and now you need a Turkish Kimlik number to get the insurance, no Kimlik number, no insurance we were told.
As we know, you only get a Kimlik number when you acquire a residents permit, so we asked how property owners who do not have residency can get insurance? We were told that they need to go to the police, not sure if that is the passport police or not, and they will be issued a temporary Kimlik number. No idea how long temporary is, or if there is any cost involved, but I guess we all know the answer to that one.
My friend then returned with the residence permit, only to be told they needed to go to a newly formed council dept, to obtain the property/complex ID number!! Apparently this is something new, and is neither the Tapu nor council ID for the property.
They have spoken to a Lawyer behind the Alo 24 restaurant, and he has confirmed the recent changes. It was suggested that this latest change is aimed at landlords that are renting without paying tax, and that by forcing all property owners to go to this new ID dept, they will at long last identify landlords and force them to pay tax! So expect a 15-20% rise in rents shortly, as there is no way the landlords are going to swallow the tax themselves!!!
As I say, my apologies if this has already raised, but I can see that this could cause major problems for people in the UK who own property in Turkey, and do not have residents permits, as they will be unable to renew their Dask insurance until their next visit.
Cheers
Gordon
