Regulations
Some regulations on using foreing flagged
yachts in Turkish waters.
Entry and Exit of Foreing Flagged Yachts
Yachts entering or leaving Turkey must do so
only at frontier ports. Ports of entry along the
Turkish coasts are: Trabzon, Giresun, Ordu,
Samsun, Hopa, Rize, Sinop, Zonguldak, Tekirdag,
Istanbul, Çanakkale, Bandirma, Akçay, Ayvalik,
Dikili, Izmir, Çesme, Kusadasi, Didim (Söke),
Güllük, Bodrum, Datça, Marmaris, Fethiye, Kas,
Finike, Kemer, Antalya, Alanya, Anamur, Tasucu,
Mersin, Botas, Bartin, Gemlik, Mudanya, Bozyazi,
Inebolu, Derince, Eregli, Iskenderun harbours.
Formalities concerning the documentation of
yachts departing from their last port of call,
or entering a port or mooring for a winter
lay-up, shall be carried out at that port.
When entering Turkish Waters, foreign yachts
must be recorded in the yacht owner's or
captain’s passport by the customs authorities.
This will be cancelled by the customs
authorities on departure for foreign ports, or
when leaving the yachts for winter lay-up in
marinas.
Tax Revenues
According to regulations, there are various
taxes and charges in addition to Customs tax
payable by Turkish and foreign yachts. This is
collected by the relevant administration, after
calculating which harbours will be visited
according to the proposed route, and is
maintained by an officer appointed in connection
with 36th article of Yacht Tourism Regulation.
These taxes include the payment for the other
harbours for the entire voyage during the
validation period of the Yacht Registration
Form, which will be checked on the final
departure from the country.
Yacht Registration Form (Transit Log)
Various details must be recorded in the Transit
Log by the authorities, which include customs,
passport details, health and the sailors,
passengers and staff on each yacht. Once these
details have been logged by the various
authorities, they will be checked on entering
and leaving each port but will require no
further processing, until leaving Turkey. The
process for yachts in winter lay-up is performed
at the harbour where they will be staying. Once
completing the Registration Form, any yacht may
enter Turkey. There will be exceptions made,
however, in the cases of obligatory departure
and entrance due to extraordinary conditions, in
connection with laws protecting life and
property.
Health Process
Processes, including visa and patents, performed
within the yacht registration form, are valid
for one year without the need for any additional
processes, as long as no other harbours outside
Turkey have been visited within that time. In
the event of any death or infectious disease,
the nearest Harbour Directorate or highest
Governmental Authority of the region must be
immediately informed.
Importing Equipment
Foreign yacht owners can import spare parts and
equipment duty-free for use on their yachts,
under customs authority control. Such spare
parts and equipment will be recorded in the
yacht’s inventory.
Cabotage Laws
Yachts staying in Turkey during the winter, or
foreign-owned private yachts entering from
foreign harbours, are only permitted to sail in
Turkish waters on condition that the owner is on
board. Yachts owned jointly or owned by yacht
clubs or associations can be sailed by any one
of four nominated owners per year. Turkish and
foreign private yacht owners may have foreign or
Turkish guests on board for the purpose of
travel, sport and leisure but not for any
commercial undertaking.
The use of private yachts that have entered
Turkey by yacht owners or staff, or boarding of
Turkish or foreign guests free of charge, or the
use of rented yachts without staff by yachtsmen,
are not accepted as seamanship, and yachtsmen
cannot benefit from the normal rights of
sailors.
A yacht lay-up during winter or departure from a
foreign harbour or a yachting organisation
including foreign flagged yachts, can be boarded
by yachtsmen from a Turkish harbour with the aim
of yachting, and leave the yacht at another
Turkish harbour.
Foreign flagged commercial yachts licensed by
the Ministry, are subject to these regulations
are not permitted to voyager transport between
Turkish harbours and within the harbour against
cash and bill of lading. However tourist-related
activities of these yachts are not deemed as
voyager transportation.
Should an undocumented foreign flagged yacht
organise a voyage under a certain programme, or
carry yachtsmen or passengers against payment
within Turkish harbours, Cabotage Law will be
applied. Evaluation of yachting activities,
important in connection with tourism and
advertisement outside of this article, is
possible with the approval of the Ministry.
Leaving Yachts in Turkish Marinas
Foreigners may leave their yachts in Turkey at a
licensed yacht harbour or docking area for the
purpose of storage, maintenance or repair, for a
period of two years and leave the country.
In such cases, they must apply to the regional
customs office with a document issued by a yacht
harbour or docking area, and the requested
process will be recorded in their passports.
Owners may leave their yachts for up to five
years, provided that the yachts sail from the
harbour at least once every two years. At the
end of 5 years, the Ministry of Tourism has the
right to extend the length of stay.
Documents to be requested during time
extension
1 - Yacht ownership certificate
2 - Certificate proving the stay of yacht
for five years
3 - Certificate proving the usage of
yacht by yacht owners at least once every two
years
a - Yacht Registration Form copies
4 - Certificate of stay in yacht harbour
or yacht docking area licensed by the Ministry
of Tourism
a - Docking
agreements
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