Thanks for posting this, OnaCrusier!

I'll ride the fabulous Turkey this summer for the 5th time and these news are very good.

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Cheers,

Dicky

Dicky, thanks for your invitation!

Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to ride across your area because I will keep the direction Istanbul - Ankara - Erzurum (I will be bound to Iran then Samarkand and back to Italy thru Russia and Ukraine), but with pleasure I'll store your datas in my computer for a future visit, perhaps for next year's ride to Lebanon.

Thanks again, cheers,
Nick

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i was stopped by the cops two days ago on the main road i was going only 78km/h and they told me to go slower... i just looked at them:confused1: at least i didnt have to pay.

There is a lot of really good information at the link posted at the top of this thread.

I just finished about a week of riding around the Eastern (European) end of Turkey, including Istanbul, and I enjoyed my time there immensely. I posted some comments about my experience in this thread: Notes from a September 2011 ride through Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.

I was unaware of the different speed limits for motorcycles (lower than the posted speed limit), and I rode at the posted speed limit everywhere. Although I saw police by the side of the road from time to time, no-one ever stopped me.

Be aware that the toll motorway system requires that you buy a 'toll pass' (an electronic thing) BEFORE attempting to enter the toll road system. It is not always possible to buy this pass at the entrance to the toll roads.

I also found that the other drivers in Turkey were very aggressive, very selfish, and, to be honest, downright dangerous. You have to be fully alert at all times, expect the unexpected (translation = expect to be killed) from other motorists, and not assume that pedestrians will wait until you pass before walking out in front of you to cross the road.

Although the country is great - certainly one of the nicest countries I have ever visited - I think I can safely say is is easily the most dangerous country to ride a motorcycle in that I have ever visited. Turkish drivers make the Italians look like Germans by comparison.

Michael

Does anyone have any advice on speeding fines in Turkey.

My wife and I both got stopped earlier this year by the police in Turkey. They were very polite as they gave us both tickets and told us they could be paid in any bank or post office. To cut a long story short we ended up in the central post office in Istanbul and were told they could not take our money at the registration number on the ticket was not Turkish!

I have tried to email the Turkish embassy in the UK but got no reply.

I am now concerned about going back as I would rather not get stopped at customs with outstanding fines!

Any thoughts?

I usually save the bill until out of the country but do not pay.
Did so two times so far in Turkey without any trouble at borders (been allowed out of the country and next time no problems getting in again).

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I have heard of this, but where then can you buy these Toll Passes if not at the entrance ?
How will one know if you can get one at the entrance or not ?
J

Hi all,
We are currently in SE Asia and our next plan is to ship the bike to Turkey from where we will (sloooowly!) make our way back to the UK .
I was browsing through the Turkey, Traveller Information page and noticed this -

Roadblocks managed by "Gendarma" (military police) or by the army are frequent at the entrance or exit of urban areas. In these blocks the control is on personal and vehicle documents. For foreigner riders is mandatory to have (always) Passport or Identity Car, Green Card Insurance and Carnet de Passage and Bikes Registration documents. You cannot leave the country if a vehicle has been registered on your passport unless you are ready to go through the difficult procedure of bonding your bike in custom.

A couple of questions if I may.
1. Being a UK Passport holder travelling on a UK registered bike, am I required to have a valid UK insurance policy (we have been out of the UK for 3 years so far and have no insurance) or can I purchase insurance locally in Turkey?
2. Regarding the CDP .. Where is this information from? The UK issuer of the CDP (Royal Automobile Club) has no mention of a requirement for UK registered vehicles to have a CDP for travel in Turkey and so far I have not found anything on the web either.

Thanks in advance for your help, I hope we aren't going to be having any more bureaucratic flies in the ointment!! :-)

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