Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: albaman on February 13, 2010, 17:13:26 PM
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We applied for residency on 3rd December. Mugla office say passport & residency posted out to Fethiye Passport Police late December but nobody now knows where the passports & residency documents are.
We have been in to the Fethiye Passport Police, spoke to post office, spoke to British Consular who say they can't get involved, & now do not know where to go for help.
Any advise from anyone out there appreciated.
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British Embassy will not be able to assist - this would affect their time drinking tea. Has anyone ever met a more useless load of bastar*s?
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Contact Koray Attak, see if he can help.
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You just beat me to it Baz, highly recommend Koray
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Do you have an application number? When we applied for our residency we had an application number which meant that if we wanted to track the progress of the paperwork we could.
You may find that it will turn up,it is only February!Ours took about 8 weeks to complete after applying and that was reasonably quick for Turkey.
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Originally posted by Diverbaz 1
Contact Koray Attak, see if he can help.
Who is this person & how do I contact them please?
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He is a turkish translator, amongst other things, very helpful, he is dealing with the people you need to on virtually a daily basis.
His office is on the back road coming out of Fethiye, on the same side as Gold Computers but up a bit further, he has a sign standing on the grass beside a barbers, the office is behind the barbers and down the steps.
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Originally posted by Daffodil
Ours took about 8 weeks to complete after applying and that was reasonably quick for Turkey.
Think you will find it to be very slow for Turkey. Residency takes about 3 working days up here.
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and one day here if you go to mugla!
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We sorted out all the paperwork for the application in one day and handed it into the policeman to be sent off. We asked for the application number and had him write on the photocopies of our passport details so that if we were stopped by the traffic police they would understand why we did not have passports. He also advised us that as we were applying from Fethiye it may take up to about 10 weeks. Has this changed?
I know things can vary depending on where you are living in Turkey as it is influenced by where the offices which deal with the paperwork are. A friend in Usak was given their citizenship within one day of application as she was working near the administration department for the government.
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Have just been to Koray today to sort out my Turkish driving licence, found both he and his wife very professional, doing the rounds on Friday for all the paper work, medical etc, then can leave it all up to him.
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when my dad died we found the consulate unwilling to help and even rude at times so my brother contacted someone in London who then contacted the consulate in Fethiye and Ahmet who was at first 'unable to get involved' actually got off his arse and started making the relevant enquirys at the court etc but had to have many phonecalls from London to get it sorted. if you like i can get this mans emil or number from my mum maybe he will be able to help you?
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Originally posted by Diverbaz 1
He is a turkish translator, amongst other things, very helpful, he is dealing with the people you need to on virtually a daily basis.
His office is on the back road coming out of Fethiye, on the same side as Gold Computers but up a bit further, he has a sign standing on the grass beside a barbers, the office is behind the barbers and down the steps.
I still have problems finding my way about Fethiye. I want to go see this person today on my scooter, can you give me directions from Calis please?
Cheers, Dave
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Go into Fethiye and down the one way system then into the back road (where HSBC is) as if to leave Fethiye, almost at the top of the "hill" park up (there are normally a lot of scooters parked outside a tea shop) and look for Korays' sign on opposite side of road on the grass verge, there is a small barbers shop there, Koray is down the steps behind the barbers.
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Originally posted by Diverbaz 1
Go into Fethiye and down the one way system then into the back road (where HSBC is) as if to leave Fethiye, almost at the top of the "hill" park up (there are normally a lot of scooters parked outside a tea shop) and look for Korays' sign on opposite side of road on the grass verge, there is a small barbers shop there, Koray is down the steps behind the barbers.
Cheers Baz, We saw Koray yesterday & he has managed to get some useful info re our lost passports. Amazingly, it seems that the passports & residency paperwork were sent by normal, un-registered post from Mugla to Fethiye.
Koray has determined that it is therefore the responsibility of the sender, i.e. the Mugla Passport Polis, to chase up the missing correspondence.
He is certainly a big help & is "on the ball" with his communications.
Thanks again.