I think it actually happens more often than we think. It appears to be quite common that people want to end up in their favourite places - customs around the world are probably very used to it. We took ashes out to Africa to scatter across Lake Kariba, and we encountered no problems at all, in fact the reverse. We were shown kindness and respect. A friend took ashes out to Indonesia - again, encountered no problems what so ever. I can think of no nicer place to rest than Turkey, and I've already found my special place for when the time comes !