Moving to Turkey

[Commuter]

Well just after 10 months in the UK, it looks like we are moving to Antalya in Turkey in just over a month.

Now from the collective, can anyone give me information on getting the bike imported down there, I understand that I will need it to be registered on my passport. If I was to tranfer ownership into Turkey registration, is this possible?

The bike travelled from the USA with me and I want to keep it with me if at all possible as I cannot sell it until July due to it being imported from USA.

I have read the reports on riding to Turkey and clearly I will be arranging this at some point with bike, once I have all the information.

Cheers and if anyone wants a cheap holiday my door is always open.

Nick.

 

[Steptoe]

You have a PM. Details of a gser who's just doing the same thing.

 

[byker_tr]

commuter
antalya is a good place to live for any rider ; it has good weather all year round. there are lots to discover around the city whether you want to ride for 100miles or 500miles...

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

Um, just read this. I'm a Brit expat in Istanbul and although I bought my bike here, my neighbour, also a Brit expat rode his bike out here and and had it registered with a Turkish plate.

The first thing you need to know, is the Russian language. Antalya is being renamed Antalyatov because it's a top destination for ex-soviet babushkas and their families.

You have three options.

1. Enter the bike on to your passport and leave it on whatever plate you have.
The upside to this is that you won't have to deal with what is the worst beaurocratic system I have ever come across. The downsides are you will have to leave the bike is a customs area should you want to leave the country while you are here, which is costly, and you will only be able to keep the bike in the country for six months. You will not be able to bring the bike back in for another six months after that.

2. Register it with a "Blue" plate. Blue plates are registration plates that show the vehicle is owned by a foreigner. They enable you to not have to pay the vehicle tax imposed on locally bought cars or bikes. There are no real upsides to doing this for bikes, as the taxes are not big enoiught to warrant the extra expense and you'll need both work and residence visas to apply for one. You'll also need to leave a deposit with the Turing Club (a govt run organisation) the amount of which can often exceed the value of the bike. My neighbour did this and ended up have to leave an amount in the thousands of pounds.

3. You can register it as a Turkish vehicle. Be prepared to fill in a million forms and to pay a hefty amount of tax, which might well be an amount higher than the value of the bike.

My advice is this. If you will be here less than six months, bring the bike in on your passport. If longer, but not by much, do the same but be prepared to have to return it to the UK at the end of the six months, to store until you leave. If you are going to be here for quite a while, sell it and buy another here. The GS is a very popular machine here and there are loads for sale. An example price would be a 2005, 12,000km model, in good order = 13-14,000 euros. This is the most practical, if not the cheapest option, as you'll be able to sell it when you move on and the hit you take in depreciation will be less than the expense of options 2 & 3.

PM me if you need any other help.

David

 

[Gas'd Off]

Moving to Turkey

Good luck

 

[Commuter]

Um, just read this. I'm a Brit expat in Istanbul and although I bought my bike here, my neighbour, also a Brit expat rode his bike out here and and had it registered with a Turkish plate.

The first thing you need to know, is the Russian language. Antalya is being renamed Antalyatov because it's a top destination for ex-soviet babushkas and their families.

You have three options.

1. Enter the bike on to your passport and leave it on whatever plate you have.
The upside to this is that you won't have to deal with what is the worst beaurocratic system I have ever come across. The downsides are you will have to leave the bike is a customs area should you want to leave the country while you are here, which is costly, and you will only be able to keep the bike in the country for six months. You will not be able to bring the bike back in for another six months after that.

2. Register it with a "Blue" plate. Blue plates are registration plates that show the vehicle is owned by a foreigner. They enable you to not have to pay the vehicle tax imposed on locally bought cars or bikes. There are no real upsides to doing this for bikes, as the taxes are not big enoiught to warrant the extra expense and you'll need both work and residence visas to apply for one. You'll also need to leave a deposit with the Turing Club (a govt run organisation) the amount of which can often exceed the value of the bike. My neighbour did this and ended up have to leave an amount in the thousands of pounds.

3. You can register it as a Turkish vehicle. Be prepared to fill in a million forms and to pay a hefty amount of tax, which might well be an amount higher than the value of the bike.

My advice is this. If you will be here less than six months, bring the bike in on your passport. If longer, but not by much, do the same but be prepared to have to return it to the UK at the end of the six months, to store until you leave. If you are going to be here for quite a while, sell it and buy another here. The GS is a very popular machine here and there are loads for sale. An example price would be a 2005, 12,000km model, in good order = 13-14,000 euros. This is the most practical, if not the cheapest option, as you'll be able to sell it when you move on and the hit you take in depreciation will be less than the expense of options 2 & 3.

PM me if you need any other help.

David

Thanks for the information David, could u drop me an email with your contact details as I can note PM me. Just go to my profile and let me know how I can contact you.

Cheers, Nick.

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

I'm afraid I don't have the right member privileges to view your profile. You can mail me at the following address, usually used when I need to post one publicly, but I'll reply from another.

fhduwehewnhd@hotmail.com

Let me know here when you've sent anything, as I check it very rarely.

 

[Commuter]

Have sent an email to this address just now from my hotmail account.

Many thanks, Nick.

 

[Commuter]

Moved

Arrived in Antalya on Sunday and having a great time already.....weather is pretty good.....

Nice view from the apartment for now too!

Cheers for now, Nick

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

Welcome to Turkey. A date to pencil in for a bike camp is 26-28 of June. This is the Marmok bike festival, held in a big campsite between Marmaris and Datca on the south coast. Try to get your bike here for it.

http://www.marmok.com/

 

[Tranman]

Hi Nick,

Welcome to Turkey. We heve been here (Kas, Antalya about 2 1/2 hours South West of Antalya) since December 2004 and love it. Myself and a number of mates regularly explore the spectacular scenery of the local Taurus mountains. I do occasionally go to Antalya. If you want to get in touch drop me a line at david.bird3@gmail.com

Have fun,

Dicky