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Old 22 May 2003
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Carnet for turkey?
hello peoples,

i'm planning a ride from UK to Turkey and back (will only be in turkey for maybe 4 days) - will i need a carnet?

please say no ;-)

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Bad news my friend. I'm just about to embark on a UK to India and the info I have is that Turkey is the first place you need a Carnet!

You may want to double check with Sue Collins at the RAC (her number is in another thread somwhere on this site).

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Well, I'm in Turkey at the moment and entered at the border with Iran. I didn't need a carnet. Nor did a guy I met here who came the other way, through Greece. It costs just two or three dollars at the border, and they stamp it into your passport and give you a customs form. It proves rather trickier if you need to abandon the bike, though, as I discovered...

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James,
Can you clarify how you were in Iran without a carnet? Thanks.
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Hiya, no you definitely dont need a carnet for turkey, yes a few dollars, but no carnet needed....
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thanks all - i'm going to chance it without. it sounds like 'officially' you should have one but everyone seems to get thru no problems. i'll let you know how i get on.

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hey good luck without a carnet,i'm sure they wont ask you for it in turkey,
when are you going to start your trip???
i will be on the road ,like early august,i will start from france to egypt ,via eastern europe
maybe i will see you on the road
cheers
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James,
Can you clarify how you were in Iran without a carnet? Thanks.
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It's a long, painful and expensive story, detailed in my blog - Travellers' Stories (Whyte, James). Possible on a good day but not recommended unless you have to!

James
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hey omar, i'm leaving the last week in sept so maybe our paths won't cross this time but who knows!!

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hey prone
how are you???
on motorbike trips you never be sure about the time,so i dont know yet,if i will start early august or after that,so just be in touch ,we may can make it together
i prefere to no be alone on my trip

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Hey Prone,

Glad to hear you can get away without a carnet for your trip to Turkey mate, sorry for putting you off track at the start there (thats inexperience for you!)

I'm heading to India early July and also live in south London (Brockley) so if you want any more info on my plans or fancy a drop me an email.

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To clarify this, you do NOT need a carnet for visits to Turkey for less than 3 months. If you wish to stay longer you will need to use a carnet but also get a longer visa. 3 months issued a border for £10. If you over stay there is a big fine and if you refuse to pay you are banned from re entering Turkey for 18 months. Chris
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