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Turkey's television system uses the PAL (Phase Alternating Line) system. If your TV and DVD system is PAL or a multi-system which includes PAL, it will work in Turkey. Otherwise it won't work, and there is no converter which can fix the situation. Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) TRT is Turkey's state television broadcasting company. It is the only broadcasting company in Turkey. Besides TRT's channels, there is also ATV, CNNTurk, and HaberTurk. All of these channels are accessible for viewing online. Cable Television Cable TV is available in some parts of Turkey with
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Opening a Utilities Account For all utilities, the following documents are usually required for connection or transfer: Residence permit Passport and copy of your passport Application form Proof that you live there, like an apartment contract, if you don't have your residence permit yet A previous bill, if you have one If you are renting an apartment, the landlord will often keep the utilities in his or her name. In any case, ask the utilities company to take a meter reading so you are not billed for previous use. For newly-built homes, ask the bu
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Is there any off-peak hours (hours when electricity price is lower) for electricity in Turkey? For example, in Canada it's cheaper to run the washing machine / dishwasher between 7:00 pm to 8:00 am and on weekends.
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Hi @Ken Grubb Do I pay the deposit directly to the landlord or deposit it into a bank account? -
When I built my house in 2007 I opted for LPG to fuel my central heating boiler and my gas hob in the kitchen. Aygaz gave the contract to install all the pipework to a local company, Mak-el. On completion Aygaz came to site to carry out a full inspection of the instalation and signed it off complying with the regulations. Now after eleven years they are telling me that new legislation makes my isolating valve below the hob illegal and has to be changed to bring it into compliance. This involves having the granite worktop drilled with holes to allow the pipework to be extended above the wo
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I bought a flat in Istanbul a few years ago and the Turkish guy who renovated it had his names on all my bills. He is now charging me for this privilege, the problem is the utilities companies want to see a residency visa to change the names, but I live in North Cyprus and do not spend enough time in Turkey to warrant having a residency visa. I managed to change the electricity by pleading and saying that it seemed an unfair arrangement and they finally agreed. Has anyone else had this problem, at the moment the gas and water is in his name and I really want to change it, I have the tapu i
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I bought a plot of land on the same hill that the company who Ricky Hatton bought from has their land. It was one of very few plots of land that was bought up on this hillside before they come on the scene. The property is now built (very well by all accounts) - it is two 2 bedroom apartments on their own land with their own large swimming pool. As the recession hit last year, the building works slowed down in Turkey and I have been advised by my builder that there is no access to water or electricity as our side of the hill has not been developed by the developers as yet and therefore th
