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Turkey

Turkey Culture Overview1, 2

  • Capital: Ankara
  • Population: approx. 89 million
  • Official Language: Turkish
  • Currency: Turkish lira (TL)
  • The city of Istanbul was once called Constantinople
  • Turkey is home to two Wonders of the World: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and Mausoleum of Halicarnassus at Bodrum.
  • The city of Troy is the site of the Mythological Trojan War. 
  • Istanbul’s underground railway is the 2nd oldest in the world. 
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Tips On Moving to Turkey

What Do You Need to Enter Turkey?3

  • Valid Passport
  • Visa (stay greater than 30 days)
  • Completed Customs Declaration Form

Customs and Declarations3,4

All passengers entering Turkey are required to declare their belongings. Passengers carrying cash or other means of payment exceeding 25,000 TL or $10,000 USD are required to declare to Customs.

Prohibited items:

  • Narcotics and derivatives (including cannabis, even in small amounts) 
  • Organic fertilizers used for agriculture 
  • Police speed traps or radar detectors 
  • Homemade alcoholic beverages 
  • Weapons and explosives (including hunting weapons unless permitted) 
  • Obscene or extremist materials (pornography, hate speech, etc.) 
  • Counterfeit goods (fake brand-name items) 
  • Hazardous materials (toxic chemicals, etc.) 
  • Endangered species or products made from them (e.g., ivory, crocodile skin) 
  • Antiquities or historical artifacts (including coins, pottery, religious items)

Helpful numbers in case of emergencies in Turkey5

There are several important emergency numbers to know in case you ever experience an emergency or need emergency help: 

  • Police (115)
  • Fire (110)

     
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Passing Away in Turkey6, 7

For a medical-related death, the Death Certificate is issued by the hospital or municipal physician.

After obtaining the death certificate, it must be registered with proper authorities. Once a death certificate has been issued, it must be registered with the Population Registry Office (Nüfus Müdürlüğü) within a maximum of ten days. Following this registration, it is necessary to obtain the MERNIS death certificate and multilingual death certificate (Formula C) issued by the population directorate.

The death should also be reported to the relevant embassy or consulate.

The following information is required when reporting a death:

  • The deceased's full name, date and place of birth, address
  • Required documentation- the deceased’s passport, residence card, death certificate
  • The date and place of death
  • The cause of death

Repatriating Mortal Remains

The repatriation of a body to the home country requires the help of the relevant local embassy or consulate. Consular officials can assist in organizing repatriation and obtaining appropriate documentation.

When repatriation of the body is requested, funeral homes or crematoriums in Turkey will temporarily hold the remains while arrangements are made.

The cost of repatriation covers transportation and essential documentation, which may include:

  • A certified Copy of the Notification of Death
  • An embalming certificate (if required by the destination country)
  • A certificate confirming the coffin complies with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations.