How do I cruise with my foreign flagged yacht in Turkey and what is the current fees’ structure?
Foreign flagged yachts are welcome in Turkey and they enjoy “duty free” and “VAT free” stay over long periods, nearly indefinitely – unusual in most countries and economic zones. During this stay, the so called Transit Log is an important national legal instrument keeping record about the “history” of the yacht in Turkish waters. The Transit Log, permitting passage between declared ports of Turkey has a validity of one year. Leaving the country earlier than one year or the change of the skipper or the repeated change of the crew disvalidates the Transit Log. Decommissioning a yacht does not disvalidate the Transit Log. The “normal” situation: When one of the owners -a yacht may have up to four co-owners – is on board the Transit Log costs USD 30.00. The owner of the boat can be a Turkish or foreign national and may have foreign or Turkish guests on board for the purpose of travel, sport and leisure as long as there is no commercial interest involved. If a yacht sails within Turkish Wat
