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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: Denton on November 29, 2008, 18:18:14 PM

Title: Proof of Identy needed or your bank account is FRO
Post by: Denton on November 29, 2008, 18:18:14 PM

Not sure if anybody else has heard about this so thought I would share this info with you all.
 
I went into 3 banks yesterday (Finance, Deniz & Akbank) and all 3 said that they needed a copy of a Utility Bill in the account holders name and/or a copy of the Residence Permit if they have one.  When I asked all 3 banks what would happen if people did not do this they all said their accounts would be `frozen` or `blocked` from the 1st January.
 
I asked  Finance Bank what would happen to those accounts held by people resident in the UK and therefore not having a Residence Permit or even a Turkish Utility Bill, and they said they would need a Utility Bill from their Home Address in the UK.
 
Apparently this new rule is something to do with stopping money laundering.

Title: Proof of Identy needed or your bank account is FRO
Post by: tinkerman on November 29, 2008, 18:29:05 PM

Yes its been well covered this week

Title: Proof of Identy needed or your bank account is FRO
Post by: Scunner on November 29, 2008, 18:34:12 PM

Here: http://calis-beach.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25596