Turkiye

Residence Permit changes announced

NEWS is emerging of major changes to residency permits in Turkey – with the controversial 120 day limit for absence being scrapped. The Ministry of Interior’s Twitter account – https://twitter.com/Gocidaresi – suddenly posted a number of tweets today (Tues Aug 16) announcing a number of changes. However, none of the changes have been announced officially on…

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Turkey: third top for UK ‘afraud abroad’ cheats

TURKEY was ranked third for the number of benefit cheats swindling the UK taxpayer out of an estimated £81million last year. Spain, Pakistan and Turkey topped the list of so-called ‘fraud’ hotspots, according to government statistics. Nearly 6,000 fraudsters living in nations as far away as Afghanistan and Zambia have been caught making bogus claims…

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Turkey: ‘Foreign legion’ levels revealed

THE numbers of foreigners living and working in Turkey have finally been revealed – with British residents the largest population in both Mugla and Aydin provinces. After many, many years of asking for the breakdown of foreign nationals by address in Turkey, as well as locally, the National Office of Statistics has finally revealed the…

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