Ships, yachts and boats entering or leaving the Turkish or Hellenic territorial waters must make their clearance formalities at a port of entry or port of exit.
Itır Ipekel Tsiropoulos is certified handling agency with bond licensed by state authority and can handle exclusive service for all procedures on behalf of the captain, ship-owner or any authorized person on behalf of the ship-owner(s)
All ships and yachts, private or commercial are required to obtain a Transit Log (Yacht Registration Form), which contains information about the yacht, crew, passenger(s) – guests on board and yacht inventory.
Transit log will need to go through the Customs Authorities, Health, Passport and Harbour Master Authorities.
Transit Log allows a yacht cruising permit in Turkish or Hellenic waters.
Residence Permit
For all tourism and commerce-related entries the traveler(s) is allowed to remain in Türkiye for 90 days within a 180 day period. If you are planning to stay longer than 90 days in Türkiye, we can apply for your residence permit (crew and guests).