There are Turkish daily newspaper, Daily News, published in English.

Super (peremium) – Unleaded (at some places). Normal (regular) – Diesel.

General: Those who wish to enter the country with their vans, minibuses, automobiles, station wagons, bicycles, motorcycles, motorbikes, sidecars, buses, motor coaches, trailers, caravans or other transport vehicles, will have to provide the following documentations:

– Passport.
– International driving license.
– 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.
– International green card (Insurance card). The TR sign should be visible.
– 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 ve 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 (Turkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu)
Address: 1. Sanayi Sitesi Yani, 4.Levent, Istanbul
Phone + 90 (212) 282 81 40 (7 lines).
Fax

or to

The General Directorate of Customs (Gumrukler Genel Mudurlugu)
Ulus Ankara
Phone + 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 can the owner of the vehicle leave the country.)

Following an accident, you can telephone:

– Trafik Polisi (Traffic Police), Phone: 154,
– Jandarma (Gendarme), Phone: 156.

For more information, contact the Touring and Automobile Association of Turkey.

For those who wish to bring domestic animals into the country the following are required:

– Pets have to be 3 months and older
– An International Certificate of Health issued within 15 days before the travel
– The Identification Card
– Vaccination Card

Note: If you have an official certificate, you may bring one cat, one bird, one dog and 10 aquarium fish into the country. To get information for the importation of pets, please see the Consular Services.

You Can Receive a Tax Refind for the Goods You Purchased In Turkey!

– Refunds will be made to travellers who do not reside in Turkey.
– All goods (including food and drinks) are included in the refunds with the exclusion of services rendered.
– The minimum amount of purchase that qualifies for refund is 5.000 TL.
– Retailers that qualify for tax refunds must be “authorised for refund.” These retailers must display a permit received from their respective tax office.
– 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.
– 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.

– There are four ways to receive your refund:
– If the retailer gives you a check it can he 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, .e 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 hank or address.
– If the certified receipt and check are brought back to the retailer on a subsequent visit thin 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 organisation of those companies that are authorised to make tax refunds.

Additional information: Ministry of Finance and Tax Dept. General Directorate, (Maliye Bakanligi, Gelirler Genel Mudurlugu) KDV Subesi 06100, Ulus – Ankara
Tel: (312) 3103880/725 – 728 – 735, Fax: (312) 311 45 10