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sheffin
Joined: 18 Jun 2012 Posts: 20
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:40 pm Post subject: Working permit in Istanbul |
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Is it illegal to work in Istanbul for 4 months with only a resident permit? |
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Yogita
Joined: 17 Jun 2012 Posts: 53 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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A residency permit doesn't give permission to work. So yes it would be illegal. I had the same misconception too initially. Although a lot of teachers work in turkey without work permits. |
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Qaaolchoura
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 539 Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Especially in Istanbul. My impression is that generally the majority of schools outside of Istanbul obtain work permits for their teachers, and the majority in Istanbul don't.
A lot of schools in Turkey, especially in Istanbul will tell you that they help you get a residency permit, but it's no difficulty to get an RP on your own and those schools are trying to mislead you. You need both a residency and work permit to work legally here.
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parnett
Joined: 29 Jun 2012 Posts: 179 Location: China
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:52 am Post subject: |
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I spent 13 years in Turkey and had a work permit a grand total of one time (in Gaziantep). I spent 3 years doing the border run deal every three months. The remainder of my time in Turkey I had a residence visa.
It is illegal, but the police simply ignore this. When a government inspector was due to visit, the school was warned, and foreign teachers were given a few hours off. Twice a government inspector's son was actually in my class.
I was never able to get a second work permit for some reason. It had something to do with the fact I had an M.A. but no teacher's license. |
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