What you need to know buying a car in Türkiye

[@akinsoyleyen]

Its amazing to see people like you reside in our country. We need more people like you who respects our culture and country. You even took an extra step to learning the language which is quiet hard. Good Luck!

[@schmell3195]

Congratulations!!! I'm watching you from the US, North Carolina.🇺🇸 I love Turkey, I'm going back next year.

[@ege6347]

What a big honor for us to see you advertise our homeland Turkey. I have known British people (considering you as British for your accent) for a long time -especially Scottish people- and I have so many good experiences. I wish you a long, healthy, and happy life with your acquaintances. Greetings from Ankara!

[@oguzkk]

Ülkendeki rezilliği eleştireceğine yaza yaza bunları mı yazdın

[@oa2256]

Enjoy your new car! Hope you have fun without any troubles with it. Always such a pleasure to watch your content. All the best Mick and Trudie ❤ Kazasiz belasız!

[@dürüstbiri35]

You dont have to buy a car with TR plate. You can buy cars that sell "from foreigner to foreigner". This way has some other disadvantages but you pay half. Its a tough desicion.

[@umitagis9508]

As usual Mick and Trudi, you have presented a fair overview of the crazy pricing practices.

[@yagmurcamd]

Use it on wonderful journeys, without accidents or trouble.

[@axeya366]

Cars are very expensive in Turkiye compared to other countries. Imported cars are 5-10x more just like all items like new phones and electronic items etc. I was privileged to be able to travel there last year and got to see a few places with my wife and bro in law to drive and visit family over there visiting many places. Great history and beautiful places to visit. Highways are best in the world. I will be back. Enjoy.

[@skrtpe]

Mick you should've taken the car to an expert inspection (about body paintwork, chasis and airbag inspection). I advise you to get ur car checked by an expert to see if it was damaged beforehand or not

[@harisrahman9918]

Awesome video! Love from Brum!!

[@erselcakir]

Mick Amca yeni arabanız hayırlı olsun. İyi günlerde, kazasız belasız kullanın 🙏

[@netbakis108]

Mike it’s a little tough to get a vehicle in Turkey because of procedures so everyone complains how these procedures are complex but you did it great 😊Enjoy your car and from now on have a nice trips!

[@mustafaanil7946]

sizin gibi Medeni insanlar ülkemizi güzelleştiriyorsunuz.. yeni aracınız hayırlı olsun. ❤

[@ahmetotlu1658]

2 different fuses are as follows; 1) MANDATORY TRAFFIC INSURANCE covers the damage of the other party in case you are at fault in the accident. 2) VEHICLE (kasko) INSURANCE (not mandatory) covers any loss that may occur in your vehicle. But there is full insurance and optional (preferential) insurance.

[@NezihaKaya-z2d]

Hi Nick, congratulations on your new car and drive safely! I’m Turkish but have been residing in the UK about 30 years. I started visiting Turkey more often since I acquired a farm there up in the mountings in 2020. So, I now need to buy a car as renting on a regula basis works out quite expensive. I had no idea how to go about buying a car and getting insurance in Turkey but you answered all my questions in this video; so, thank you very much🙏

[@sezeryal]

Trafik sigortası(insurance): is mandatory and will ONLY pay 3rd party damages if you were found guilty of an accident. Kasko sigortası: will pay for your own car, some will give you free rental car for repairs, some cover un/under insured driver if one hits you at fault. Most will cover free windscreen replacement once a year! You could try to get an experience letter from UK if you have AXA, Allianz etc as they operate in Turkey. When I returned from US years ago, I was able to add 4 years of experience with no accidents. It goes up to 7 years and will greatly reduce your premium. Probably your premium won't be nominally down due to insurance but it gets easier if you have no at-fault accidents.

[@ibrahimergin680]

You transferred the money before purchasing. The gallery owner may be reliable, but not everyone is the same. Therefore, send the money while waiting your turn at the notary.

[@mrero9090]

First of all, congratulations on your new car! Everything seems perfect, but there's an important step you may have overlooked. When buying a car in Turkey, it's essential to take it to a professional inspection center, known as an "ekspertiz," to have it thoroughly checked inside and out. Turkey's car market can be quite tricky-about 60% of cars sold may have been heavily damaged and then repaired before being put up for sale. This makes it crucial to confirm the car's condition. Although it wasn’t mentioned in the video, I strongly recommend getting your car inspected. If you decide to sell it later and it turns out to have been in an accident you weren’t aware of, it could lose significant value. For this reason, most people buying cars in Turkey ensure they get an ekspertiz done.

[@glorialaubscher6381]

Congrads on the new wheels. May she give you many happy and safe miles. 🎉

[@marianababa1005]

As i say you guys seemed to enjoy every bit of ur retirement. Love it and i think you made a good decision to move to Turkey. I'm Romanian/American still dreaming and thinking where will be better when i decide to leave America. But i follow you and❤ you.

[@mecakirme]

Mick amca hayırlı uğurlu olsun olsun tebrikler. Güle güle kullanın çok sevindim Allah kaza belasız kazasız kullanmayı nasip etsin 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Trudie ablamda çok heyecanlı gözüküyor.

[@HulyaDemir-e6c]

Hayırlı yolculuklar arabanızla bol bol gezin mutluluk getirsin size😊👋

[@Turgineer]

Isn't it incredible how horrific the tax levels are in Turkey? You made a good choice. Renaults are like the vegetation of Turkey, spare parts are cheap and available everywhere.

[@uygar2580]

Tax sky-high on import-goods, goverment fighting with import because of export still weak for looong years. High taxes for preventing import increase. I hope to export should pass import one day.

[@attorneyirl2725]

Taxing gas cars is actually pretty smart, everyone should probably do that. Electric cars are only taxed 10%.

[@jamesrandolph3964]

Congratulations!! Looking forward to seeing your upcoming road trip adventures :)

[@brasni1]

There are many expensive brands and big SUV’s on the roads in Türkiye, so they must have a high priority in people’s lives. Last summer we saw exhibited on the central square of Ayvalik a new and big all-Turkish luxury SUV named TOGG. It looked really beautiful and impressive. When I googled about the specs and the price, I got the impression that it cost the same as the small Suzuki Jimny. For four times the car. I wonder why people don’t buy these and other Turkish cars in stead and support home land production.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@brasni1 I think the tax is the same on all the cars it doesn’t matter if they’re produced In Turkey

[@TheTexturizer]

Togg had some cars parked a bit further down at the bus stop for people to test drive. I think there was a big supply and demand issue with them, but I just came back from there and saw absolutely loads.

[@Harbinger_Rebel]

With that much tax, Turkish people don't need any enemies... Enjoy your ride.

[@TheKaskal]

Hey there you've picked a nice one. My mom also has hb version of it and it has nice fuel economy and driving experience. Wish you good days with it. Be careful, cheers.

[@camaro360]

Congrats! Enjoy it

[@EuphoricEugene]

4:15 ahahah soo true! They sometimes give way while inside the roundabout too. Be careful.

[@Mustafa_Coskun06]

Hayırlı olsun kazasız belasız iyi günlerde kullanın mick amca seviliyosun 🥰

[@Kartalkaya261]

Mick amca seni seviyoruz gerçek bir Türk dostusun 🇹🇷

[@antiwar6541]

Congratulations, you bought a great car. The parts are cheap, and it is easy to repair in case of a breakdown. My friend has the same car and it has over 300,000 km on it. It's one of the cars that has the least loss when selling.

[@engintozak1767]

Hayırlı olsun Mick güle güle kullanın 👍 kazasız belasız bende 97 model Mitsubishi L200 var japon tankı....çok yeni arabadan sağlamdır özellikle motoru tank motoru gibi!!

[@nowherenowhere8998]

great to watch your journey, keep on going

[@IntellectualJourneys777]

One key thing that you didn’t do when you bought that car here in Turkey was not have it inspected at an auto expert. Since labor is so cheap in Turkey, and the price of vehicles are so high it’s not uncommon to see two separate cars being put together to make one car. It happens all the time me myself coming from the states we don’t mind if a car has been painted on a quarter panel or the hood or have had the windshield hillwindchill replaced. But Turkey they’re very wary about cars that have been painted or they’ve had prior to body damage since so many people rip each other off. I hope you enjoy the car and it gives you many years of enjoyment.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@IntellectualJourneys777 don’t worry I know plenty about cars. I was a car dealer myself. I’ve owned over 40 cars and because I was originally a mechanical engineer I know a bit about them

[@IntellectualJourneys777]

Cool then. I’ve just heard so many nightmare stories. Enjoy your new ride. ❤

[@uranyum9277]

Hayırlı olsun arabanız güle güle kullanın

[@salihdalkoparan7464]

Congratulations, enjoy using it

[@theinvinciblev8709]

Enjoy matey , please drive safe in turkey. I was in Bodrum for 3 months this year and I must say you need be careful while driving. Nice motor, I’m Turkish but live in London, we’re also number 48 for the number plates being in Muğla Bodrum.

[@patrickdocherty5839]

many safe miles Mr Mrs Trudles , agreat informative Vid,god bless.

[@alicanyazgan]

if you are or will be a turkish citizenship then you can bring your car to Turkey and can keep it maximum 2 years then you can sell it to someone dual or non turkish or you can take it back and birng another one if you can do this no need for tax and mot only insurance

[@DaniyalZeX7]

Buying my house tomorrow and this week I’m buying a car. Great time to make this video just as I plan on buying one

[@eleanormacgillivray9731]

Enjoy your new car.

[@aydnlgaz8731]

Hayırlı olsun kazasız ve keyif ile kullanın Mick uncle 🧿🥂

[@suzziesue1]

Hope you have many happy miles and memories from a reg from Istanbul and transferred to Muğla enjoy 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@koraycus]

Real turkey experience....😀

[@lindawright4553]

I am a foreigner living in Turkiye. When I lived in Istanbul, one of my Turkish neighbors imported cars from the USA. These cars were owned by insurance companies because they wete damaged by water, they were in a flood. My neighbor "repaired" the cars and sold them. I highly doubt that he disclosed the water damage to the new owners. My opinion is to always buy a new car or personally know the owner of the used car if purchasing in Turkiye.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@lindawright4553 is your neighbour possibly in prison now 🤣🤔

[@tugrabey52]

@@mickandtrudiePrison? In Turkiye? We dont encounter with type of things😂

[@tugrabey52]

Your foreigners do not know anything about Turkish second hand bazaar. There are a lot of scammers. When you are going to buy second hand car you should have 1 turkish friend with you otherwise you can get scammed easily. We dont even trust our people 😂

[@hasimrutkayboyac7246]

@@mickandtrudieSecondhand Auto Market in Turkey is a joke, just full of scams unfortunately, it is not forbidden to sell a car that is involved in a big accident, for example it is a literal possibility that you can find a car that is 2013 in front and 2015 in the back, Because it has involved in a big accident from behind and they cut it and weld the new parts from another car that has involved in an accident from the front and as you can expect it is not safe to drive that piece of work. Must be very careful when you buy a car in Turkey. Since the taxes are so high Cars are so expensive and this situation arises another problems like selling of heaviliy damaged cars.

[@bizkurt99]

​@@hasimrutkayboyac7246 i literally saw the madlad mechanic put 3-4 different cars into 1 car. 😂

[@anlerden4851]

I love You and Trudie so much Dear English Uncle Mick.🥰😍🤗

[@ahmetturansu3309]

Dünyanin en yüksek vergisi hayırlı olsun. Ülkemizden giderken satmayı unutmayın. Hayırlı olsun

[@rafref]

Harika bir araç almışsınız, güle güle kullanın :)

[@mopower3690]

Wonderful clip, thank you!

[@VETÖFD]

hayırlı olsun amcacım

[@cann_1132]

as a Turk, im experiencing similar in Spain (except for the price) so, enjoy your car!

[@mohameds.chbaro7039]

Excellent topic sir 👏🏻

[@muratveli4164]

güle güle kullan mick amca

[@seferaltunbulak]

hayırlı olsun tekerine taş değmesin.

[@folkharmonica]

In 71 my dad brought a new car into Turkey from the U.S. He was going to teach English in Istanbul . He got around paying the tax by playing tourist , and driving to Greece and back every few months.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@folkharmonica I have a similar story in 1988. I bought a Ford Capri into Turkey then a Ford Cortina then a Renault nine I gave them all to the government.

[@furkanondin36]

⁠@@mickandtrudiehow did you give them all to the government ?

[@marianababa1005]

I heard about buying in another European country and drive it in turkey, but not sure if u are resident of turkey. More info please.

[@mickandtrudie]

Not allowed if your Turkish or have residence only as a tourist 90 days

[@demirokdemirok7931]

have a nice drive :) be enjoy

[@alpayyahya1375]

Great choice and the price considering how expensive car's are in turkiye was ok. Like you said its also a kind of investment

[@thomasschumacher5318]

Hayırlı olsun, eğer ankaraya gelirseniz bende 1976 ford taunus tc2 var (sizin orda ford cortina mk4 diye geçer), eminim ingilterede eskiden çok görmüşssünüzdür, istiyosanız gelip sürebilirsiniz :)

[@mickandtrudie]

@@thomasschumacher5318 yolar önce iki tane Ford Taunus kullanıyordum

[@ilkertoma6876]

Hayırlı olsun Mike baba ❤

[@Shahinc0]

Safe driving and enjoy Mike Amca :)

[@turhanozturk1982]

Informative as always. But I the last minute I think your voices overlap 😊

[@mickandtrudie]

@@turhanozturk1982 yes Sound got mixed up. I’ll have to redo it.

[@mickandtrudie]

I've uploaded another video with corrections

[@sandolini]

Hayırlı uğurlu olsun ❤❤❤ iyi günlerde kullanın. Canlarım ❤❤❤ 🧿 my loves 😘

[@Predator23rd]

güle güle kullanin

[@ahmedmayh51]

Hi, would you mind making a video explaining the process and pros/cons of driving to turkey with foreign car and the rules around that (not for permanent stay).

[@mickandtrudie]

@@ahmedmayh51 no I would have to do the road trip which I have done 6×25 years ago and it cost £1200 in each direction for fuel and tolls. I don’t know how much it would cost now and that’s without any hotel bills.

[@ismailkucukdurgut3651]

you will be surprised how good new clio 1,.0 engines are like we had one amazing on the motorway i was mocking it when my wife bought now replaced with a

[@mehmet_1993]

I'm amazed you didn't show the car to an automobile expert. We have a saying in Turkey: "Even if you are buying the car from your father, show it to an expert first." The second-hand value is strongly correlated with the condition of the car. If the dealer said, "All parts are original," but in reality, some parts are not, then you would lose money in the second-hand market. MORE IMPORTANTLY: The car may have been involved in a big accident, and the airbags may have popped. Since airbags are expensive, some dishonest people don't change the airbags and hide that there are no functioning airbags in the car. I suggest you show that car to an expert to ensure you're driving a safe vehicle. By the way, many experts don't check the airbags. So make sure you ask the expert if they check them first. Examples of good experts are Yamanlar Oto Ekspertiz and Tarcanlar Oto Expertiz.

[@ThomasBenson-dt2mt]

Mick good luck 🍀

[@theodor_adorno]

First of all, I wish you good luck and may you use it without any accidents or trouble. Maybe you don't know what the "MA" on the license plate means. It means "guest vehicle" and this plate is given to foreigners living in Turkey.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@theodor_adorno yes I know of course otherwise we wouldn’t need to change the plate would we?

[@theodor_adorno]

@@mickandtrudie absolutly yes, At first I thought you lived in Marmaris, so Marmaris license plate code is M, so it is a local plate. Then I remembered my British boss in 2004, his car had the license plate "MA" and I learned this information at that time.

[@bymcsTR]

Mick amca hayırlı olsun 🎉

[@vethaydin77]

The "trafik sigorta" is mandatory and protects the other parties in a accident if you are at fault uf they are at fault their trafik sigorta pays for your damage "kasko" is the all inclusive sigorta but there are alot of details that can screw you guys over i hope you guys got a good one

[@kenanlavandiz5527]

Hayirli olsun 😊

[@mrblues1981]

mick amca buyin a car very expensive in turkey now ,i used to live in hisaronu ,moved to uk kent since 2005 , bought mercedes 2023 a180 amg line ,only on 17k miles for 22k , payin insurance 80£ a month ,i dont think i can afford to get luxury car in turkey if i live there ,

[@mehulsomani1045]

Kolay Gelsin Mick Amca Really like your videos Keep up the good work Will definitely want to catch up with you sometime in Istanbul or Fethiye when I visit next to Turkiye Mehul From Mumbai , India

[@murattahan2391]

hayırlı olsun 🧿🧿🧿

[@uygarol5750]

Use your new car happily and healthily

[@ebru5447]

Thanks Mick Amca ❤

[@shakildad5280]

Nice video thanks 😊

[@erayozay4498]

If you buy a new car , you buy 1 and 2 for the government . Used cars are cheaper but need a repair

[@bertyaustin]

I will never get my head around the prices and taxes which turkish people pay for cars. Why people are allowing their own government to terrorize them and rob them like this is absolutely beyond me. It's shameful and completely unnecessary.

[@mickandtrudie]

@@bertyaustin I seem to agree with you 🤠

[@Paracelsus2037]

As a turk, this is very shameful, unjustice

[@alpddar2518]

We dont use personal cars, we use public transportation that is subsidized with taxes collected with car purchases. You have Che in your picture so you should at least have some respect for this policy. Housing is a bigger problem compared to "not getting cheaper cars".

[@umitagis9508]

Because you don't have a car does not justify the government robbing those who have. Show me the money trail that proves those car taxes are spent on public transport. These taxes go to the government coffers not belediye who are responsible for public transport. Also, we can raise concerns about multitude of issues not just one. You absolutely right that the housing is a major issue but the high prices are not dictated to by exorbitant federal government taxes.

[@moviesseries101-d2j]

Bro, our Politicians are shit, first option is just Islam and its enough for old people , Second option is said we are support socialist Türkiye but the are hangout every mighty terrorists, third ones small political parties. And There is refugees comes from Afghanistan, Irak, Syria, Pakhistan, Ukraina, Big political parties don't want to send them back, small parties want the send them back, what kind of idiot listen small political parties in Türkiye answer is no one, and also we have economic crisis, as long as refugees stay in Türkiye, European Countries pay money to Türkiye, Erdoğan spend our all money, and also we have high level of jobless problem,but our government is not draw a way for Jobless problem, our Education is shit except Boğaziçi, Itu, ODTÜ, universities, we don't have ausbildung system like Germany, if you don't have reference you can't enter any normal income(not low level jobs) Jobs, I'm 25 years old and try to enter some Jobs and they refuse me again and again because I don't have any reference, I hope to pass Vakifbank exam and working in bank, we don't have any kind of system, and also we have Kurdstan problem, they want to build a country inside of our country, Israel also support them with European Countries, our passport is useless, if we want to visit other countries they want visa, Russia want Visa, European Countries want visa, Arabian Countries want visa, our neighbour Greece want Visa, China want visa, My people are try to stay alive actually my people is poor like indian people but more cleaner them. Government take high tax pricess but if we change him next person slso take same amount of taxes, I have 2 options try to go another country but some of the non visa ones or try to enter a normal job, Fruit and vegetable pricess getting higher, sell house pricess getting higher. I can't see the my future even in the my young ages, I don't know maybe drink a raki would help me,

[@gurkandalklc4718]

When you are going to buy a vehicle in Turkey, you have to buy one for yourself and 4 for the government, officially robbery.

[@tyeferlsan7040]

It Is Working For Them.

[@MrOlcaymeral]

Hayırlı olsun. Gülle gülle kullanın.

[@metingoeksu4726]

Güzel günlerde kullanın ...

[@turanturkoglu745]

Well done Mr mick amca 👍🧿

[@tugbapala]

It is very important to make a car's appraisal before buying it. That contains if any part of bonnet is replaced or painted due to any crash suffered in the past. Also it contains checking the mechanical and engine health of the car. Any misfortune leads to devalue of the car. Why didn't you do that? When you want to sell that car in future, the buyers will exactly do this and maybe they will going to try to reduce the price of the car. Anyway, have a safe drive with your new car 🙂

[@nitindeshpande8471]

Your wife speaks high quality English

[@ersindemir6240]

hayırlı olsun ❤

[@Bellatutu1927]

I was going to buy the same car exactly but it seems a little bit small for people from the US so we end up with VW T-Cross Three weeks ago

[@cessealbeach]

3 Cylinder, that;s a rolling coffin here in the USA🤣

[@denizyldz5692]

@@cessealbeach The American market does not understand the logic of small and technological engines due to cultural reasons. My friend bought a 2013 model Chevy Malibu imported from Us. Although it was 2 litre and 4-cylinder engine, it had a power of 160ps something. Currently the Volkswagen group is producing 3-cylinder engine with 115ps 200nm. When you consider that B-class vehicles like Polo Fabia Tcross Taigo weigh 2/3 of American cars, you realize that they are quite sufficient and economical.

[@turkishcountryball222]

U can buy foreiyner to foreigner cars with us plates like rolls royce phantom for 45k dollars its insane.

[@09grkm]

MA almışsın plakayı Mick Amca !! Mick Amca nın ilk harfleri :) Türkler sever böyle plaka almayı.

[@cezarygraf]

So, there's MTV, casco, third-party liability insurance, a technical inspection every two years - did I miss anything?

[@mickandtrudie]

@@cezarygraf what is MTV? I thought it was a music channel.

[@alperenozturk5125]

@@mickandtrudie Motorlu Tasitlar Vergisi which same with RoadTax in the UK. another Tax that you shuld pay every year.

[@littleshoe2500]

​@@mickandtrudie it stands for "Motorlu Taşıtlar Vergisi" basically a tax for owning a car. We pay ours in january and july. Amount of the tax depends on the age of the car, power of its engine etc.

[@mickandtrudie]

Yes, I mentioned that at the end of the film while sitting in the car

[@cezarygraf]

Any other I listed?

[@behcetakdu738]

mike amca ben söz verdiğim gibi 30 dakika da noter işlemlerinizi bitirdim ama siz plaka basım için bizden destek istemediniz kendiniz yapmak istediniz ve öğlen arasına denk gelmişsiniz dolayısı ile gecikme yaşamışsınız bu gecikmenin benimle bir alakasının olmadığını biliyosunuz. ama bu gecikmeyi dile getirirken yanlış yorumlamışsınız. sizi seviyoruz

[@mickandtrudie]

@@behcetakdu738 tamam canım sadece yabancılar için çok kolay değil göstermek istedim, İngiltere’de mesela ruhsat sadece imza atıyorsunuz ve posta ile bir yer gönderiyorsunuz o kadar 5 dakika soruyor

[@oguzken1]

: )

[@abdestlisovalye]

@@mickandtrudie :)

[@healthydays8801]

Owning a car in Turkey is difficult, I congratulate you. But what is more difficult is driving the car in Turkey. This may be subject of another video😅

[@easyneos]

🧿 God bless .

[@PortugalCarp]

Here in Portugal, a 2018 Renault Clio Sport Tourer €16,250!

[@suat3533]

there are still 'normal' priced cars in türkiye - the ones produced there. for axample, honda civic, renault clio, fiat agea/tipo. but if you would buy any other model, bmw, MB, golf ect. it's about 2-3 times the price (still small engine)

[@mickandtrudie]

@@PortugalCarp that’s a similar price to Turkey

[@Cnkk]

For all the foreigners that live in Turkey and are looking to buy a car house, whatever please do not transfer your money before you go to the noter get all the documents signed and after that transfer the money because there are loads of scammers even dealerships.

[@ismailkucukdurgut3651]

in thye uk you can buy a car for 500 quid like mine in turkeyooldest cars cost 10 thousand quid gbp

[@ismailkucukdurgut3651]

now we are waiting for videos of driving to bodrum marmaris dalyan kalkan you can do daily

[@mickandtrudie]

🤣🤣🤠🎥

[@yigit.60]

Yeni arabanız hayırlı olsun 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@MasallirmxPoliklinka]

Hello from Azerbaijan