Our first arrival in Turkey Marmaris and how it went.

[Carmel2]

Checking in to Turkey provided almost as much fun

TL120 for transit log
€100 for agent to process checkin and transit log
€15 PP for Visas
No mention of Blue Card (although I do have one from last time)
TL78 for new data SIM for my TurkCell dongle
Armanaleg for 1 night in Turgutreis Marina

We checked into Turgutreis last year and intend to the same this year, we did it all ourselves in a few hours, no agent needed. We had a right laugh with the customs guys who let us nip into the duty free,not sure if we were allowed in. Again simple, painless and a few bob to sail an amazing coastline.

 

[Appleyard]

In my opinion Turkey is no more (or less)hassle than anywhere else.
I tried to check out of Leros (Greece) at beginning of this week intending to head for Turkey.
Port Police in Leros pointed out that Leros wasn't a port of entry and I should go to Kalymnos to check out of Greece.
I dutifully sailed to Kalymnos and decided to stop there overnight.
Told PP that my next port was Turgutreis in Turkey and they said come back in the morning
In the morning PP told me that Kalymnos wasn't a port of entry and I should sail to Kos
A few choice words later and I decided Id had enough of playing it straight and I just left and sailed for Turkey without checking out of Greece. (Im sneaking back to Kos in a few days to try again)

Checking in to Turkey provided almost as much fun

TL120 for transit log
€100 for agent to process checkin and transit log
€15 PP for Visas
No mention of Blue Card (although I do have one from last time)
TL78 for new data SIM for my TurkCell dongle
Armanaleg for 1 night in Turgutreis Marina

DIY Transit log in Bodrum.
And by DIY I mean not using an agent.

Using information we learned from meeting others,we managed it without too much hassle and saved a goodly bit of cash.The only downside is having to do a fair bit of legwork.

Firstly,don't go into the Marina..it is expensive for a short visit.
Go stern-to along the customs quay on the right hand side of the harbour as you enter.. .Show your passports and exit the customs area,and head right round the harbour to the Chamber of shipping office close to the marina(take all your documents),and ask them the prepare a new TL,which they will gladly do(we were unlucky as the computer was down for a while but eventually got the paperwork). You then have to leg it back round to the harbourmasters office who prints your details on the log ,the health office,passports again and customs,getting a stamp at each and eventually back to the HM who does the final stamp and hey presto you have a new Transit log for a third of the cost of using an agent and also saving a days Marina fees.You then have to hop it out of the customs quay and find somewhere else to go for the rest of the day.

 

[fandancer]

We won't even consider going to Turkey. The horrendous stories we have heard recently from fellow cruisers has put us right off. All the hidden charges, forms, officialdom, check in, check out, that's not for us. We'll stick to the charming Greek islands with none of the bother. Been to eleven different islands in the last three weeks, total sum paid for mooring and water has been 21 euro, 15 euro of that was two nights in Naxos. No sign of any port police.....