Apr 01 2011 Turkish Residency Permit prices for UK Citizens

In what initially seemed to be a April Fools joke, it's now been confirmed by the British Embassy that the Residency permit prices for UK Citizens in Turkey has been dramatically reduced.

In 2010 one year permit was the equivalent to £370 for one person. Prices revealed today see that drop to around £50. Read on for more information and a review of historical permit prices.

Technically, the permits cost $25 USD for the first month, and $5 USD for each month thereafter. It's currently unclear as to why a USD rate is being used over an Euro or even GBP Rate.

You can view the announcement HERE.

Here's the breakdown of costs and currencies:

	USD	GBP	EUR	TL
6 months	$50	£30	€ 38	78 TL
1 year	$80	£48	€ 60	124 TL
2 years	$140	£84	€ 105	217 TL
3 years	$200	£120	€ 150	310 TL
4 years	$260	£156	€ 195	403 TL
5 years	$320	£192	€ 240	496 TL

Here's how the new prices compare to previous years:

	2011 **	2010 *	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
1 year	124 TL	888 TL	589 TL	526 TL	531 TL	456 TL	450 TL
2 years	217 TL	1,752 TL	1,154 TL	1,032 TL	1,002 TL	894 TL	850 TL	740 TL
3 years	310 TL	2,616 TL	1,719 TL	1,537 TL	1,474 TL	1,332 TL
5 years	496 TL	4,344 TL	2,850 TL	2,547 TL	2,417 TL	2,208 TL		1,820 TL