Anyone care to give a synopsis ?
Hers what I posted somewhere else:
The problem, as I see it, is that what they are effectively doing is getting rid of the 1 year + RPs and replacing them with two very different types of RP - and I'm looking at it from the perspective of many on here who are either retired or have holiday homes they use frequently.
For those in that category who
have not "been residing in Turkey legally and interruptedly for 8 years with valid residence permit" then they are only eligible for the Short Term RP under the following criteria from the translated document:
b) Those foreigners who owns immovable property in Turkey.
e) Those foreigners coming to Turkey for tourist purposes.
On the basis that a RP may be cancelled if you are outside TR for more that 4 months, this could present problems for those who use holiday homes for a few weeks/months solely during the summer months.
For longer term residents it means yearly applications - I'm assuming they can do it locally without having to leave the country, although the only provision mentioned for this would appear to be the transition from current RP to new style:
Only in following exceptional cases, residence permit application can be made within Turkey through relevant governorships...
...(ii) In the circumstances when the departure of foreigner from Turkey is not reasonable and possible...
...(viii) Residence permit applications made for new purposes of stay upon disappearing of cause for granting current residence permits.
Maybe they'll allow it under (ii)?
Thats my reading of it, have I got it wrong and am missing something obvious for current RP holders?
JF