CUSTOMS REGULATIONS: While entering Turkey:
1. The following items are
allowed to be brought into the
country:
-Personal stuff of the tourist and
other items necessary during the
journey.
-Electronic devices: one TV, one
colour pocket TV (max. 16 cm
screen), one
TV-tape-radio combination, one
video recording camera and 5 video
cassettes
(blank); 5 records, 5 tape
cassettes or compact discs, one
video player,
cine-projector (8 mm) and 10 rolls
of film (blank), one slide
projector, one
pocket computer (maximum main
memory capacity Ram 128k. Byte),
one transistor
radio and portable radio - tape
player (its specification to be
determined by
the Ministry of Finance and
Customs), one Walkman or pocket
tape recorder, one
portable compact disc player.
-Binoculars (one pair, except
night binoculars)
-Musical Instruments: Harmonica,
mandolin, flageolet, flute,
guitar, and
accordion (only one of each type,
maximum 3 musical instruments).
necessary medical items.
-Bicycle, baby buggy, toys.
-5 (100 cc) or 7 (70 cc) bottles
of wines and/or spirits.
-200 cigarettes and 50 cigars.
-200 grams of tobacco and 200
cigarette papers, or 50 grams of
chewing tobacco
or 200 grams of pipe tobacco, or
200 grams of snuff
(In addition to the above
allowances, it is possible to
purchase 400 cigarettes,
100 cigars, and 500 grams of pipe
tobacco from the Turkish Duty Free
Shops upon
entering the country).
-1.5kg. coffee, 1.5kg. instant
coffee, 500 grams of tea.
-1 kilo chocolate and 1 kilo
sweets.
-One camera with 5 rolls of film.
-Five bottles of perfume (120 ml
max. each).
-One portable typewriter.
-First aid, and spare parts for
the car.
2. Valuable items and all items
with a value of over 15,000 USD
must be
registered in the owner's passport
on entering Turkey, for control on
exit.
3. Antiques brought into the
country must be registered in the
owner's
passport to avoid difficulties on
exit.
4. Sharp instruments (including
camping knives) and weapons may
not be
brought into the country without
special permission.
5. The bringing into the
country, trade, and consumption of
marijuana and all
other narcotics is strictly
forbidden and subject to heavy
punishment.
6. Gifts, not exceeding 500 DM
in value and not for trading
purposes, may be
brought into the country duty
free. In addition, gifts not
exceeding 500 DM in
value may be posted to Turkey duty
free, if the date stamped by the
sending post
office falls one month before, or
one month after the following
holidays: Seker
Bayrami, Kurban Bayrami,
Christmas, and New Year's Day.
7. Cellular Telephones entering
the country must be accompanied by
a
certification form showing
ownership. Ownership must be
documented in the
passport of the owner and will be
checked on entry and exit.
While leaving Turkey:
1. Gifts and souvenirs: For a
new carpet, a proof of purchase;
for old items,
a certificate from a directorate
of a museum is necessary.
2. Exporting antiques from
Turkey is forbidden.
3. Valuable personal items can
only be taken out of the country
providing
they have been registered in the
owner's passport upon entry, or
providing they
can show they have been purchased
with legally exchanged currency.
4. Minerals may only be
exported from the country with a
special document
obtained from the;
General Directorate of Mining
Exploration and Research (MTA),
06520, Ankara
Telephone: +90 (312) 287 34 30 /16
22, Fax: +90 (312) 285 42 71
Tax Refund:
You can receive a tax refund for
the goods you purchased in Turkey!
1. Refunds will be made to
travellers who do not reside in
Turkey.
2. All goods (including food
and drinks) are included in the
refunds with the
exclusion of services rendered.
3. The minimum amount of
purchase that qualifies for refund
is 5.000.000 TL.
4. Retailers that qualify for
tax refunds must be "authorised
for refund."
These retailers must display a
permit received from their
respective tax office.
5. The retailer will make four
copies of the receipt for your
refund, three
of which will be received by the
purchaser. If photocopies of the
receipt are
received the retailer must sign
and stamp the copies to validate
them. If you
prefer the refund to be made by
check, a Tax-free Shopping Check
for the amount
to be refunded to the customer
must be given along with the
receipt.
6. For the purchaser to benefit
from this exemption he must leave
the country
within three months with the goods
purchased showing them to Turkish
customs
officials along with the
appropriate receipts and/or check.
7. There are four ways to
receive your refund:
If the retailer gives you a check
it can be cashed at a bank in the
customs area
at the airport.
If it is not possible to cash the
check upon departure or if you do
not wish to
cash it then, the customer must,
within one month, send a copy of
the receipt
showing that the goods have left
the country to the retailer who
will, within
ten days upon receiving the
receipt, send a bank transfer to
the purchaser's
bank or address.
If the certified receipt and check
are brought back to the retailer
on a
subsequent visit within one-month
of the date of customs
certification, the
refund can be made directly to the
purchaser.
Retailers may directly refund the
amount to trustworthy customers
upon purchase
The refund may be made by the
organization of those companies
that are
authorised to make tax refunds.
For more information you can phone
or visit:
Ministry of Finance and Tax Dept.
General Directorate, 06100, Ulus -
Ankara
Tel: +90 (312) 310 38 80 / 725 /
728 / 735, Fax: +90 (312) 311 45
10
Motorist Rules:
If you wish to enter the country
with your vans, minibuses,
automobiles, station
wagons, bicycles, motorcycles,
motorbikes, sidecars, buses, motor
coaches,
trailers, caravans or other
transport vehicles, you will have
to provide the
following documentation:
1. Passport.
2. International driving
license.
3. Car license (document where
all details related to the car and
the owner's
name are registered). If it is
somebody else's vehicle a power of
attorney
should be provided.
4. International green card
(Insurance card). The TR sign
should be visible.
5. Transit book "Carnet de
passage" (for those who want to
proceed to the
Middle East).
Period: The vehicle can be brought
into Turkey for up to 6 Months.
The owner
should declare on the opposite
form, the date of departure at the
border gate
and should absolutely leave the
country at the date declared. If
for any
important reason the staying
period has to be ended, it is
necessary to apply
to;
The Turkish Touring and Automobile
Club, Next to the first industrial
region,
4.Levent, Istanbul,
Telephone: +90 (212) 282 81 40(7
lines) or to
The General Directorate of
Customs, Ulus, Ankara
Telephone: +90 (312) 310 38 80 /
310 38 18, Fax: +90 (312) 311 13
46
before the end of the period
declared.
In Case of Accident: The accident
should be reported to the police
or gendarme.
That report has to be certified by
the nearest local authority. The
owner should
apply to the customs authority
with his passport and report.
If the vehicle can be repaired, it
is necessary to inform the customs
authority
first and take the vehicle to a
garage. If the vehicle is not
repairable and if
the owner wishes to leave the
country without his vehicle, he
has to deliver it
to the nearest customs office, and
the registration of his vehicle on
his
passport will be cancelled. (Only
after the cancellation, the owner
of the
vehicle can leave the country.)
In case of an accident, you can
telephone:
Traffic Police Telephone:154
Gendarme Telephone:156
Formalities for yacht owners:
Yachts require a Transit Log and
may remain in Turkish waters for
up to two
years maintenance or for
wintering. There are certain ports
licensed by the
Ministry of Tourism the storage of
yachts for a period of two to five
years.
Upon arriving in Turkish waters,
yachts should immediately go for
control of the
ship to the nearest port of entry
which are as follows: Iskenderun,
Botas
(Adana), Mersin, Tasucu, Anamur,
Alanya, Antalya, Kemer, Finike,
Kas, Fethiye,
Marmaris, Datca, Bodrum, Güllük,
Didim, Kusadasi, Cesme, Izmir,
Dikili, Ayvalik,
Akcay, Canakkale, Bandirma,
Tekirdag, Istanbul, Zonguldak,
Sinop, Samsun, Ordu,
Giresun, Trabzon, Rize, Hopa.Port
Formalities: All the required
information
concerning the yacht, yachtsmen,
members, intended route,
passports, customs
declarations, health clearance,
and any obligatory matters must be
entered in
the Transit Log.
The Transit Log is completed by
the captain of a yacht under a
foreign flag or
amateur sailor acting as captain
of the vessel.
The Transit Log is completed upon
first entering a Turkish port and,
generally,
it is necessary to contact the
Harbour Authority before leaving.
For information
on tax-free fuel, contact the
Marina Harbour Office.
If you have a certificate from
the Tourism Ministry Yacht
Harbour, you may take
petrol at no charge, provide you
possess an official marina
license.Formalities
for private plane owners:
When coming to Turkey,
international air routes should be
followed. Private
planes may stay for up to three
months in Turkey with tourist
status, but for
longer periods permission should
be obtained from;
The General Directorate of
Customs, Ulus Ankara
Telephone: +90 (312) 310 38 80 /
310 38 18
Fax: +90 (312) 311 13 46
The airports of Ankara, Adana,
Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Trabzon
and Dalaman
have ties for private planes. It
is also possible to hire planes
and helicopters
in Turkey.
For further information, apply to;
The Civil Aviation Department of
the Ministry of Transport
Bosna-Hersek Street, No: 5 -
06338 - Emek, Ankara.Telephone:
+90 (312) 212 67
30
Fax: +90 (312) 212 46 84
Health regulations for animals:
If you wish to bring domestic
animals into the country the
following are
required:
1. A 'Certificate of Origin'
giving the health record of the
animal.
2. A 'Certificate of Health',
issued not more than 15 days
before the animal's
entry into the country, stating
that the animal is in good health
and that it
has been vaccinated against
rabies.
If you have an official
certificate, you may bring one
cat, one bird, one dog
and 10 aquarium fish into the
country.
