Technically, you can only have a static IP address if you only ever connect to one single network. If I set a static IP address on my laptop it needs to be in the IP range of my router, as soon as I move to a different network with a different router then I lose all connectivity.
You're wrong.
A static, as opposed to a dynamic, IP address is allocated by your internet provider and has nothing to do with the machine you connect with. Most internet providers use dynamic allocation meaning when you connect to the internet your IP address can be anything within a set range. With a static IP address, when you connect to the internet your IP address is fixed.
Generally speaking, its a simple matter to request a static IP from your internet provider. Some make a small charge, others don't - TTNet don't charge as far as I'm aware.
This really is the most ill-thought out plan in the history of ill-thought out plans - and the communication to those of us it affects has been appallingly and consistently contradictory and confusing.
Actually its not. What you are forgetting is that you purchased a property in Turkey - a country whose recent history has been volatile with numerous coups and governments whose motives could be described as best as dubious. That's not a criticism, just a plain fact - our connections with Turkey go back to the early eighties and even after selling our properties in Turkey we still can't shake off the affection (or connections) for the country and its people.
Currently, Turkey is operating under a state of emergency. Taking aside the purges against opponents of the government there is a big problem with domestic terrorism, maybe its that old "Fethiye bubble" effect that shields a lot of folks from what is actually happening in Turkey. The bottom line is that the Turkish government brought this law in to keep track of individuals who are temporary residents, which the majority of those identified in the recent attacks have been.
The effect of this law on foreign holiday home owners is looking to be significant but you have to look at in the context that a) its mainly foreigners its affecting and b) its only a small number of foreign owners that'll be affected. Yes, there will be Turks who will have to change their business model, but again, its only a small number.
I hope the governors of the affected provinces (around the SW coast mainly) are doing their best to work something out - they don't want to see loss of revenue this season, last year was bad enough. Maybe common sense will prevail? Who knows.
JF
