Medical insurance

[Highlander]

Well why in heavens name were you asking me to behave:-\ when all I did was ask a perfectly civil question which as you will see some people were kind enough to answer

[angieebabe]

That's good news about the Turkish Health Insurance and clears a lot of uncertainty.
Now we have a choice , take it, or leave it, with-in your allocated years residency.

I know we will be taking advantage of this and not just wait until we get an illness , it has piece of mind built in.

[desmartinson]

apoligize John, didnt mean to offend you.

[Boxerdogs]

On the British Embassy  web site they have made an annoucement that you DO NOT HAVE to join. But if any brits want to they can.
Good news for un-married people now no rush to get wed we can do it later & join when & if we want.

[screamlead]

I have my pension paid into UK account too - but only because its a government one and the contracted out bankers wont pay to Turkish bank accounts, EU, Canada and USA only!

[tinkerman]

some people are saying they want to join but are waiting for their years residency, my renewal is only 4 months old and they accepted it no problem, there was also a 90 day visa between my last residency.

[Diverbaz 1]

This is the paragraph that will need to be re written, it will be interesting to see the new wording.

 

quote:Under the rules in their current form, those who have been resident for over a year and delay joining the Turkish system beyond the deadline of 31 January 2012 can choose to join later; but they would have to make a backdated payment to cover the period from 31 January if they had been resident in Turkey for a year at that date, and pay a fine.

Will it say something like, it's not compulsory to join the SGK scheme if you can prove you have health cover in Turkey (not NHS, no one has NHS cover in Turkey).

[joannasal]

I do not believe this is quite the turn around people are thinking it is. On the one hand it says it is not compulsory to join, on the other hand it says if you do not join now and join later you have to pay back fees and a fine. So, it is just a fancy way of saying join now or we will sting you even more. I am still going to hold out until Tuesday and see what (if any) updates we receive.

[hoops man]

Joan  you are just confusing things. Read the statement again on the consulate web site. its says if you CHOOSE to join you will pay back dated. if you dont choose to join your not in it. Its simple . i said in previous posts that i was surprised all x pats running and signing upto something they new nothing about. So there they are in the system now. its laughable. Theres a massive lesson to be learnt here. Anyway i was never going to be bullied to join something and would never have paid a fine if it was given. BUT, having said that now that i have the CHOICE i will now get as much information ie, what am i covered for for 212tl a month and decide on that. People will be relieved now its sorted but all you people who have registered surely must be asking the question yourself 'what are we covered for'.

[Denton]

Any chance of a bit of guidance on my questions below:
As an unmarried couple (for l8 years), we think the rules say we BOTH have to pay the 212tL a month, but if we married we would only pay one set of 212tl a month, which we could then afford and would appreciate the peace of mind having medical insurance would give us.

Residency Permit:What would need to be done regarding our current 4 year Residency Permits.  Does my `wife` have to have hers completely redone from scratch at a totally new charge for the change of surname, or is there a smaller charge for just the change of name.  Anyone had to have this done?

House Tapu:  We have had this in joint names for 8 years, so if we marry does a new Tapu have to be issued and at what cost and will the then current date on it mean we can`t sell our house for a further 5 years without having to pay capital gains tax on any profit.  Or is there a simpler way of changing the details, again anyone done this?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.