Landing in Turkey without losing a week to queues
The first fortnight in Turkey is a chain of small offices, each of which wants a document from the last one. We shorten the chain: someone who knows the order, speaks the language, and stands next to you at the counter.
What's included
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Vergi numarası (tax number) and e-Devlet set-up
The first link in the chain and the one that blocks everything else. We take you to the tax office, get the number issued, and set up e-Devlet access the same week.
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Bank account opening — accompanied, in Turkish
We know which branches actually open accounts for foreigners, go with you, translate the forms, and stay until the card and internet banking work.
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Turkish SIM, IMEI registration and internet installation
A line registered in your name, the IMEI on your handset registered so it does not get blocked after 120 days, and home internet booked and waited in for.
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Ikamet (residence permit) appointment prep and accompaniment
Document list checked against what the office wants this month, file assembled, appointment booked, and an operator beside you on the day to translate.
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Health insurance quotes and school or nursery visits
Quotes gathered from several insurers, school and nursery visits arranged and attended, and the fee structures collected in writing.
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Interpreting at the counter — bank, notary, muhtar, hospital
Somebody on your side of the counter at the bank, the notary, the muhtar or the hospital, translating both directions and asking the question you would ask.
Typical turnaround
1–10 business days
Fixed, all-in price
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Turkey's arrival paperwork is a chain, and every link demands the one before it. The bank wants a tax number. The tax number wants an address. The phone contract wants an ID. The residence permit wants an insurance policy that wants a bank account. Approached in the wrong order, a fortnight disappears.
Approached in the right order, with somebody who speaks Turkish standing beside you, most of it takes a few days. That is the entire service: the right order, the right counter, and a translator who is on your side of the desk rather than the bank's.
We do not give immigration advice and we do not promise outcomes — nobody honest can. We get you to the right window with the right paperwork, and we tell you exactly what the clerk said.
Who this is for
New arrivals
You have just landed and need a tax number, a bank account and a working phone this week, not next month.
Remote workers and digital nomads
You need the residency chain assembled correctly the first time.
Families moving
School visits, insurance quotes and utilities, compressed into the days you actually have.
How the job runs
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Tell us what you need and when you land
Your dates, your nationality, and what you already have. Half the job is working out what you do not need.
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We sequence it
A written order of operations, so you know what happens on which day and what to bring.
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We go with you
To the tax office, the bank, the notary, the muhtar — translating, and pushing politely when the answer is vague.
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You are set up
Tax number, bank account, SIM, address registration, appointments booked. In days, not weeks.
What you receive
- Vergi numarası and e-Devlet access set up
- A Turkish bank account opened, accompanied and translated
- Working SIM, IMEI registration, and internet installation booked
- Ikamet appointment booked, with the document list checked before the day
- A written record of what each office said, so nothing is lost in translation
What we don't do
We are not lawyers or immigration advisers, and we do not tell you whether your permit will be granted. We prepare the documents you were told to bring, get you to the right counter on the right day, and translate what is said across it.
Questions about relocation & arrival
Can you guarantee my residence permit will be approved?
No, and be very careful of anyone who says they can. The decision belongs to the Göç İdaresi. What we can do is make sure your file is complete, your appointment is booked, and nothing is missing on the day.
Can I open a Turkish bank account without residency?
Often yes, with a tax number and a passport — but it varies by bank, branch and, frankly, the mood of the manager. We know which branches are workable and we go with you rather than sending you in alone.
Do you help with schools?
We arrange and accompany school visits, translate the meetings, and collect the fee structures in writing. We do not rank schools or take introduction fees from them.
Why people choose MyGuy
The difference between "I know a guy" and a service you can actually rely on.
Vetted people only
Every operator is ID-verified and reference-checked. No anonymous favours, no strangers with your keys.
Evidence, not promises
Timestamped photos, video walkthroughs and a written report on every job. You see what we see.
Payment escrow
Funds are released only once the task is confirmed done. Your money stays protected end to end.
Fully bilingual
We work in English and Turkish, so nothing is lost between you, us, and the office clerk.
Ready to get it handled?
Tell us what needs doing in Turkey. You get a fixed quote before anyone moves.