Checking out of TURKEY

[rivonia]

We checked into TURKEY Free at Tasucu. When we come to check out we would also like to be able to do it FREE. We do not want to use an agent.

Anyone know where we can check out ourselfs.

Peter

[goboatingnow]

you don't need to use an agent, who told you that

Dave

[atoll]

you can check in or out yourself at any turkish port.........

just start with the port captain who will stamp or issue your transit log,then marine police,then the customs ,then port health,who will give you chits to pay at the treasurer,and issue a clearance.

once you have got your transit log stamped by all these people you go to the immigration and get your exit stamp........ takes a few hours as immigration is not allways in the same place as port captain.

[rivonia]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

you don't need to use an agent, who told you that

Dave

Hi Dave,

We are in FINIKE at the moment and went to the Harbour Master to enquire. His comment as backed up by port police - here in Fineke you MUST use an agent NO CHOICE!!

Peter

[beneteau-500]

well there's two members who don't know what's happening in turkey , pete go back to tasucu give ahmet 20tl and he will go of and get all the stamps it took him 40 mins to do mine but stop of in Aydeynic great little harbour and great little restaurants

[atoll]

last time i was in finike the marina(setur) did all the paperwork free of charge(except for cost of transit log and visas).

in the distant past in finike you could check in/out your self,but this envolved a fair walk to the harbour office on the other side of town.

my guess is this is a form of yachty tax to either the marina or someones brother in law!
you could try further down the coast at alanya.

[rivonia]

Thanks for all the replies so far- keep them coming please.

We are heading ever so slowly north and enjoying the cruising. We only asked to see if there was somewhere to check out without having to use an agent.

We will probably check out around the Marmaris/Kas area, so we shall see.

Fair winds

Peter

[atoll]

fetihye used to be quite easy to check out of as all the port officials were more or less in the same building.

my guess about finnike is that since it is no longer a commercial port,and Setur now run things there,and have built nice new facilities for the port people in the marina,you have to pay their surchage............

[beneteau-500]

atoll you guessed it in one

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by atoll

fetihye used to be quite easy to check out of as all the port officials were more or less in the same building.

my guess about finnike is that since it is no longer a commercial port,and Setur now run things there,and have built nice new facilities for the port people in the marina,you have to pay their surchage............

You beat me to it about fetihye. Sounds like a scam to me.

Mind you it's been a while , reading noonsite it's seems it's now required everywhere ...hmmm another killing the golden goose.

Dave

[Lagoon4us]

Originally Posted by rivonia

Thanks for all the replies so far- keep them coming please.

We are heading ever so slowly north and enjoying the cruising. We only asked to see if there was somewhere to check out without having to use an agent.

We will probably check out around the Marmaris/Kas area, so we shall see.

Fair winds

Peter

Where are you heading after Turkey? We are heading for Turkey soon and have charts/pilots to swap? Cheers Frank

[beneteau-500]

dont do kas on a week end or it will cost you around 348tl they are all in cahoots there as i have experinced this

[rivonia]

Originally Posted by beneteau-500

dont do kas on a week end or it will cost you around 348tl they are all in cahoots there as i have experinced this

Hi Dale,

thanks for the tip. We shall be going into Kas at some point so will make sure it is a week day-in work hours?

Hope all is well with you and yours

Peter

[rivonia]

Originally Posted by Lagoon4us

Where are you heading after Turkey? We are heading for Turkey soon and have charts/pilots to swap? Cheers Frank

Hi Frank,

thanks for the offer but we have charts and pilot books for the MED!!

We shall probably be doing some more Greek Islands and then back to Karpaz Gate Marina-TRNC

Peter

[fishtail]

Check out in Bozburun is free,at least it was in mid May this year.It is also a short run over to Symi from there.