Turkey is one of the rare countries that sees its citizens as “goose to pluck” due to its strange laws. trying to close the gap. While the taxes on diamond and basic food are unbalanced against basic food; Again, the kitchen tube, which is one of the most basic consumption items, is subject to Special Consumption Tax (SCT) at the same rate as LPG, which is the fuel purchased for the automobile.
Foreign Exit Fee
The fund, which was registered as a housing fund in the years when it was first “made up”, and called as the foreign exit fee, is also this is just one of the goose taxes to be levied.
As a result of the old application of the amended constitutional article, the foreign exit fee, arising from the understanding that the citizen’s exit to the country may be restricted when the economic situation of the country is bad, required 70 million TL to be collected from every citizen who went abroad.
In 2007, a new regulation was made on this subject and Law No. 5597 was enacted.. In the first article of this law, it is stated that “Those who leave the country with a passport of the Republic of Turkey will be charged a fee of 15 YTL per exit.” Citizens who do not pay the exit fee can be prevented from going abroad by the state.. This is a serious restriction on our constitutional freedom by the state.
It is possible to obtain the stamp with the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on it in the form of a receipt at any customs gate to exit the country or from bank branches.. This stamp has turned into a habit that is taken automatically without knowing why it was taken.
Pasha Pasha, the State of the Republic of Turkey, as long as it continues to be taken, despite the fact that it is against the law, the Foreign Departure Fee, which every Turkish citizen who goes abroad pays without question, is against the law. No one can argue the contrary that the citizen sees his citizens as a goose to be plucked.
The Litigation Continues
Bahçeşehir University Research Assistant Serkan Köybaşı said that this unconstitutional practice was abolished and he paid 15 TL. started a legal fight for the return of the foreign travel fee.
Istanbul 6. In the lawsuit filed with the Tax Court, the court cost for the refund of the 15 TL fee is 104 TL.. In other words, it is necessary to pay a lawsuit fee of 104 liras in order to get the 15 lira back.
If the court finds the grounds convincing and sends the relevant petition to the Constitutional Court, if the Constitutional Court registers the unconstitutionality of the claims, Turkish citizens will then have to pay this tribute when they go abroad. Social media, which had come together and struggled for high passport fees and ledger money in the past, helped reduce these fees.. Now, this issue needs to be raised frequently, creating public opinion and fighting for the validity of the law.. Otherwise, 15 lira will continue to be paid each time.
