Can tourists in Turkey take what they buy with them?

Can tourists in Turkey take what they buy with them?; Yes, tourists in Turkey can take many items with them. However, certain rules and limitations should be taken into account when entering and leaving the country and during customs controls. Some basic information for tourists travelling to Turkey can be found below:

Customs Procedures: Tourists travelling in and out of Turkey must declare the items they bring into the country at customs controls. Especially items of high value (e.g. electronics, jewellery, valuable watches) and a certain amount of currency must be declared.
Free Movement Limit: There is a free circulation limit for goods brought into Turkey. These limits are limited to the quantities and values determined by customs. If you have goods above these limits, you may have to declare them and pay the relevant taxes.
Prohibited and Restricted Goods: There are items that are prohibited or restricted to be brought to Turkey. These items include drugs, historical artefacts, some animal and plant species, dangerous substances and weapons. Such items are prohibited to be brought to Turkey and have serious legal penalties.
Souvenirs and Shopping: Tourists can take souvenirs, handmade products and other memorabilia with them when shopping in Turkey. However, items of high value that exceed the free movement limits may need to be declared and taxes may need to be paid.

Tourists travelling to Turkey should research customs rules and restrictions in advance and apply them correctly. Acting in accordance with customs rules ensures that their travelling will be smooth and enjoyable. Before travelling, it is advisable to visit Turkey's official customs and tourism websites for more information on Turkey's customs and shopping rules.

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Avanos

The town of Avanos is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak, the Red River. The town is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Goreme. Avanos has a lively center with all the usual amenities including a modern, tourist-oriented hamam (Turkish Bath).

Caravanserais (Kervansarays) of Cappadocia

Caravanserais have been used since the 10th century. Trade across Turkey in medieval Seljuk times was dependent on camel trains (kervan, anglicized as caravan), which stopped by night in inns known as kervansaray or caravanserai , literally ‘caravan palaces’.

Derinkuyu Underground City

These troglodyte cave-cities were excavated as early as Hittite times, and expanded over the centuries as various marauding armies traversed Central Anatolia in search of captives and plunder.

Devrent Valley

Devrent Valley, which is also known as Imaginary Valley and also as Pink Valley does not have cave churches like the other valleys of Cappadocia. There are no Roman castles or Roman tombs in Devrent Valley, either.

Forgotten Cave Churches of Cappadocia

Who knows how many churches and chapels are hidden in the Cappadocian valleys? The best-known may be inside the Goreme Open-Air Museum but wherever you go you will find other churches – and often you will have them completely to yourself.

Göreme Open Air Museum

The Goreme Open-Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church.

Gülşehir

Gulsehir is situated on the southern bank of the Red River (Kizilirmak) and in ancient times it was called “Zoropassos”. Later, during the Roman Empire the town was named as Arapsun.

Hacı Bektaş

Hacibektas, is 40 minutes drive from Goreme, located in northern Cappadocia. It is the center of Bektasi sect of Islam founded by the great philosopher Haci Bektas-i Veli in 13th century. You can visit the dervis dergah (lodge) which is a museum today, cilehane (suffering house), bestaslar (five stones) and a cemevi (an alevi temple) in Hacibektas.

Ihlara Valley

Ihlara Valley (often misspelled as Ilhara Valley), near Mount Hasan and Mount Melendiz (two of the three volcanoes of Cappadocia) is a canyon with a depth of approximately 100m and was formed by the Melendiz River thousands of years ago. It begins at Ihlara village and ends with Selime Monastery at Selime village after making 26 bends along 14 kilometers.

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