It saddens me that after spending 20 years there and supporting the economy in your way - living peacefully and sharing the wonderful areas with others - decisions now have to be made. Hoping you can find a happy solution that suits you and is safe for years to come. Your positivity shines through. All the very best.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks! Something will come up, it always does.

Hello. I'm sure you have thought about this before I tell you but I'm going to suggest it anyway. If you have to leave Turkey why don't you just take your car and go to Cyprus for the 90 days you have to stay out of the country and then you can return to Turkey for 3 months. This way you will spend 6 months a year in Turkey and 6 months in Cyprus which is similar to Turkey in weather and lifestyle. Wishing you all the best. Danny from Ireland 😊😊

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Something like that is the plan. But first we try to stay. If not we will look into other places to do this. Lets hope our budget can handle that.

@janviljoen-rm8zs

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey cyprus is very much it costs a lot. like really a lot. bulgaria is half the price food etc. . homes in the village cost 6 to 8 thousand euro or much better home12 . if your on pension in euros bulgaria is good .as for residents laws for eu members it a walk in the park.

@alihanhaydar8369

2 күн бұрын

Weather is smiliar with cyprus???? only south mediterennean maybe?

@alessiaszondi9282

Күн бұрын

Hi, I'd like to suggest you consider coming to Portugal if needed, as it's also an EU country and in the south, Algarve, the climate is also similar to Turkey! Best wishes ​@@AtHomeInTurkey

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I'm afraid that I don't have any advice, but I want to say that you are a true inspiration to me. I've only been following you for a few weeks and was saddened for both of you, when I just saw your latest videos. You are an incredibly strong and resourceful woman... I'm sure you will find a way! Blessings and light to you both of you and Timo, too 🙏❤️

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

Thank you so much. We will find a way somehow I am sure.

dear ms ellis, you are such a nice lady. i like your dog timo too. i am very sorry for your struggle, and i hope you can stay in turkey, but if not - i still hope you will be ok if you have to go to your country, which is holland (if i judged it correctly, based on your accent????).... it is ok. germany did not want us forever either when we were war refugees from bosnia, but we ended up being just fine here in america... i am sending you a lot of love and hugs.

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

Thanks! Glad you ended up somewhere safe. I can't even think of the horror you must have gone through.

I am sending positive thoughts for you and Ken .

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot. Its a nasty situation. The not knowing and waiting is the biggest problem at this point

So sorry to hear you may have to leave Turkey Ellis, this must be one hell of a trying time for you. I wish you all the best. Crossed fingers and toes too.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Let's hope we can stay. It's not over yet.

Like you say, things happen for a reason, but I really wish you the best, and that you continue in the country you have lived in. I enjoy your videos and sympathise with your situation.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks. Fingers crossed.

Hoping for the best Ellis.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Looking forward to good,positive news.Wishing you the best.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Fingers crossed for you Ellis, good luck. xxx

I feel so sorry for you both, Ellis. All this uncertainty is killing. I keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. ❤️

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

Thanks!

Good luck to you, Ken and not forgetting Timo,hope you can stay.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you so thought ful careing and kind .god bless you and good luck x

I like your positive attitude dealing with this problem. I wish you all the best ❤

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Ill be hoping to hear more good news for you guys!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Not until end of august. We can only wait.

@vickimoss667

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey kind of gives you more time to reflect, focus and plan. A blessing in disguise I hope.

Cool I am very happy to hear that ❤

I hope everything goes well.

Talk to my brother who is a retired lawyer in Turkiye.

Let's hope the specialist comes through 🤞✌️

Im American and live in Turkey Having spinal surgery in Istanbul August first Great surgeon

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Medical care is fantastic here.

Ellis, why don’t you show the car that you’re trying to sell? If you haven’t sold it already on here? Go round it with your camera you’ve got a few followers.

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

I have not done that because I am in no hurry to sell anymore now the first panic is over. The thought of loosing it for my day to day use is still a problem somehow. I know it's stupid, but I just know I never find another. And if there is something with the van I have no transport and shops are over in Dalyan. Just me being difficult i guess. 😂

I am so sorry to hear that. I hope they choose to not do that. Turkey needs to be a little more flexible with its immigration laws imo especially for people who are productive members of society and have been there for so long like you!

Ook ik had twee keer een flinke domper in mijn leven. Dat keerde het blad, nu zie ik die gebeurtenissen als geluksval. Waren die toen ongelukkige omstandigheden niet gebeurd was ik nu niet waar ik nu gelukkig ben. Blijf optimistisch.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Je hebt absoluut gelijk. Ik ken het effect.

Rent out the home with the car? I watced your last video yesterday and the 3 year old house tour video this mornig. It is an injustice that you must leave. Best wishes, Norway

Does not surprise me. You need to settle somewhere which is going to be your side when SHTF/economic times get difficult. Does the former Ottoman empire really sound like that sort of place?

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Yes it does. And will be for many.

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

2 күн бұрын

Turkiye will be a lot safer than most places in the so-called Western world when the SHTF as they say imo

This country doesn't even want its own citizens to stay, so good luck.💙

@haticeararguc7157

2 күн бұрын

If they have bad thoughts and wants attac our Gouverment you are true😉 so let them leave we don't need such people!

@monikam9069

2 күн бұрын

All the "Governements" do not want old people who collect pensions. Already Belgium and France are making changes for those living outside. Justin Trudeau found a quick "solution", legislation passed

If it is financial reasons that are causing this problem could some techy person start a gofundme page? I for one would happily contribute if it meant I could carry on watching your wonderful adventures. Last week I went with friends to Counos Terrace,the owner picked us up at the ferry and actually drove to the top of your road and pointed down and said "Ellis lives down there,she is my friend."He obviously knows fans when he sees them.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Haha I hear that from others too. He is the best. The money thing is complicated. You need 28000 liras a month coming in in a Turkish bank account even if you had millions in a euro or dollar account. So that problem will not go away. A funding page... maybe... if we are forced to leave. I have very mixed emotions on that. Giving is easier than receiving haha

Very interesting, but not my kind of adventure.

It’s a shame as a turk living outside of turkey seeing you like this I mean so much millions of people they took in turkey around 5million or more. But only you to much their

If all fails try saying you are syrian or afghan the state would of taken care of you then.

I hope everything works out for you and you guys can stay in Turkey.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

I hope so too. We won't know until september

@haticeararguc7157

2 күн бұрын

​@@AtHomeInTurkeyis your hometown (western modern world) not good enough or better than our country😮? So why Türkiye?

@CuriouslyInquisitive

2 күн бұрын

@@haticeararguc7157çok ayıp. Büyüklerine böylemi konuşuyorsun?

@vintage1900

2 күн бұрын

Good luck. We will be back for a visit next summer. My husband is from Turkey. We have been thinking of retiring back there in a few years.

If your van is mended it is worth more. Don't know where you are in turkey but people would pay to camp there. You may not be so private but do you have an alternative.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

We are in a very popular place. Köyceğiz area. But renting out stuff comes with it own set of problems. Also a lot of new rules there. It's the reason a lot of villas are empty in places like Fethiye, Marmaris and Dalyan

@user-ty5ys2zz8d

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey I hope turkey doesn't get like Spain rejecting tourists. I first visited Turkey 30 years ago and loved it. The last time I went it was unrecognisable from my first visit. I sat in a tiny cafe at the water edge with old Turkish men having breakfast. I could not understand what they were talking about but it was so lovely seeing the locals. All that has gone. More like Blackpool. It's a shame. I am talking about fethyie.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

@@user-ty5ys2zz8d Its like that all over the med. When I was in Spain as a kid it was the same as Turkey 30 years ago. From there it moved east slowly over the last 50 years. Where people go things change.

@haticeararguc7157

2 күн бұрын

​​​@@user-ty5ys2zz8dThe tourists came and changes our naturelity our purety our sweet and normal lifes! Yes they bring a little bit money but in the same time they took so much things away from us and changes our infrastructure the nature everywhere are beton bungalows and than they judge those countries and SAY bad things about us and judges those countries in a very hurting way! Excuse my broken English! These modern and arrogance people forget that 3 Finger always shows back to you! Gidin yaaa beğenmek zorunda da değilsiniz ki, ihtiyacımız yok kimseye! And for those who think Europe is a rich İndustrial countrie they should go and see how the old people in Europe life😢! İn poorness they have not a good status anymore that is the reason why they leave Europe and go to Greek, Spain or Türkiye to have a better life and stay arrogant😅! See your own truth please! Türkiye is much better than many western countries look with what we must fight every single day? Everywhere refugees around us, wars and many many problems and we solved it in a good way with kindness even when we are not a rich İndustrial countrie like you, we live with refugees more than 10 years and now also Ukrain people are flueting our homeland! And what does Europe do mesnwhile? They cry and get stressed and fall in panic when just only 1500 million refugees and these are the best of them like doctor, knowledge people go in their countries and they dont stay kind to them they hate them isn't it paradox? And you western people say Türkiye is bad and not god enough and this state is poor young people leave their own country! Are you kidding us??? If you have to carry so many problems on your shoulders how good and grateful can life be? Western people makes the life of muslim countries like a nightmare because they took there nose in everything and let people fight against each other or judge gouverments or say they have no humanrights bla bla bla so why you come??? Whats with there own rightousity and conscience their goals are just how İ get rich and richer or stay in comfor and how İ get their all Resource? Amerika and his puppets they only judge and spoke bad about our politiks destroy and demolized make a kaos after than they show the world look how good people we are! Pappalappap in nothing they do their fingers under a stone! Most of them are monsters with angle faces hope you understand what İ try to explain with my terriable English! Stay kind be polite and stay fair with real justice and far from judeing others and double morality okey?! Than everything will be change in a better way thank you! Saygılar Dadaş...

@sarah7819

2 күн бұрын

Hi, ​@AtHomeInTurkey. Do you know any property agents?

Dunno how but if u live close to Antalya, I'm willing to help or assist you.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thank you, that's so nice. But for now we need no help. Just new rules haha

Sorry to ask this, but from what I read you said you have been living in Turkey for 20 years. How is it that you have not obtained a permanent residence permit so far? From what I know if you have a residence permit in Turkey for 8 years, you can get a permanent residence visa.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

I do not have the income needed to get the permanent one. Never had.

@maanj.8275

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey I see. Thanks for your reply. Wishing you all the best.

@oguzhan9424

Күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey In 20 years that could have been made possible right? You could have set up some sort of a business which took 1 or 2 days of the month to do. I find your situation disturbing. You should be able to live there but you also have tried to exclude yourself as much as possible so it seems. Im pretty sure that if you could explain your situation well enough people could/gouvernement could mean something to you

@AtHomeInTurkey

18 сағат бұрын

@@oguzhan9424 Sorry but as a foreigner you are not allowed to work.

@AtHomeInTurkey

18 сағат бұрын

And be assured many are in this same situation. You just don't hear of it.

Last time i was in Turkey, i came across a snake at a roman site called perge, are you ever concerned about them?

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Not scared of snakes. Spiders are my problem

@nostaljiturkce

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey You need cats if you don’t want to see any pests. They will hunt anything crawling, walking or flying.

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

2 күн бұрын

Snakes are all over especially in hot climates Best advice is to avoid them Same thing with Giant Hornets Trust me on that

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

@@nostaljiturkce My cat takes on small snakes and Timo takes care of the bigger ones. I don't want him to but have found the bitten through snakes that only he could have killed.

@nostaljiturkce

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey Cats can kill small snakes easily. They may even bring the dead to you to show off. They will scare the big ones of. Small cats have one of the fastest reflexes in the whole animal kingdom. I believe there are not many poisonous snakes left in Turkiye. We do have many cats protecting us :) We really get along well with cats. Dogs are okey but they form gangs when their numbers increase. They become dangerous for human kids and elderly.

Thanks my grammer etc is bad missed school for years do to tradgedy

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that.

@terenceoakes4244

Күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkey thanks you for kindnes . it was very sad very tragic 'missed school went into decline . Could never get back up 'i can think ok ' work very hard . But the normal things like spelling grammer are mainly guess work .'

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

@@terenceoakes4244 Don't worry about it. It's about communicating, getting your point across. The rest is nice but not needed in my vision

I wish Turkey can make exceptions for the elderly to live

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

That would be nice indeed

@oguzhan9424

Күн бұрын

Turkiye has many benefits for their own elder people…

Entry visa wise, entering TR should only be as difficult for you as it is for a Turk to enter your country. Is it the case? Residence permit wise, staying in TR should only be as difficult for you as it is for a Turk to live in your country. Is it the case? Can Turks enter YOUR country and reside there without visa and permit obstacles?

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

I hear you and can agree with it. But, they should have refused me 20 years ago. Don't do it after someone has given up everything to be here.

@sandividendo5708

Күн бұрын

​@@AtHomeInTurkeyI agree! It seems to be yet another example of the erratic actions of the one-man rule they dug themselves into. Stay well and safe.

✨💖✨🪬✨💖✨

Move to spain or greek iseland.

@AtHomeInTurkey

19 сағат бұрын

If we cant stay we will look into a lot of places.

Try Mexico!

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

Seems a great option but somehow I just have my roots here in this part of the world.

Just tell turkey you are Syrian,.then you'll stay and get state benefit 😂

GOOD BYE...DONT THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE ASS ON YOUR WAY OUT

A quick Look at the rules you described, looks like you’ll be ok but Ken need to do some work based on points 1, 5, & 8. I’m sure there’ll be a way out and it all comes down to $. It’s understandable that the gov releases those new rules considering the economic & finance issues they’re facing but it’s the same gov that causes these issues imo, ie bad management. I’ve been puzzled by how the Turkish people managed the inflation pressure over the years. It’s still a mystery to me. Luckily Turkiye is situated on a great land rich in resources with hardworking & resilient people. Anyway may God and Allah bless you, Ken & Timo and the Turkish people.❤

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thanks! And yes I also don't understand how the people here cope. And still think nothing can be done about it. If we can keep Ken in on medical grounds all will be well. Fingers crossed.

@adachou

2 күн бұрын

@@AtHomeInTurkeythere’re several factors contributing to the inflation in the last decades, including monetary, currency & economy (both local & global), I guess migrants/ refugees are the easy targets to blame. 😢 Hopefully Ken will get to stay on the medical grounds. Fingers crossed 🤞

Madam, I can comprehend your emotions given the current circumstances you are facing. However, what baffles me is that after all these years of residence in the country, much of your communication, as you've mentioned, remains non-verbal. I believe that demonstrating a higher level of societal integration might have elicited a more favorable response from the authorities. Anyways I wish you luck.

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

I can see your point. But communicating over the phone remains to be difficult. Plus the technical communication about a car is not my best subject. For the rest I do fine with my Turkish. But without a Turkish partner of job (We are not allowed to work) I simply do not encounter enough Turkish. I keep myself to myself live remote and have little social life. This is how I want it to be, but it won't bring me a better understanding of the Turkish language.

How long have you lived in Türkiye And you can’t speak Turkish fluently? Seriously

@hamlet557

2 күн бұрын

Around the same time most Turkish women lived in Germany and they can't speak a word in German.

@AtHomeInTurkey

Күн бұрын

If you do not work or have a Turkish partner you simply do not talk enough Turkish to become fluent. I know only a few that do. And if you keep yourself to yourself like me you never will. I can get around without a problem but not on all subjects.

You shouldnt be their anyway ' go home

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

2 күн бұрын

There not “ their”

@iancallaghan4059

2 күн бұрын

A Bit harsh Terence, maybe countries like the UK and Germany that host hundreds of thousands of Turkish people should take a similar approach???????

Dear people this wonderful country is not yours! İts our homeland and visitors has to RESPECT what the turkish gouverment say or do!!! WE ARE NOT JOHANNESBOURG/AFRİKA WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM FAR AWAY AND TOOK THERE COUNTRY AWAY AND LİVE A SEPERATE LİFE WİTH ARROGANCE AND İGNORANCE AND JUDGE US İN ALL KİND OF THİNGS OR SAY ANYTHİNG BAD TO US! We are not slaves we are bravehearts😉! Iam sure our Gouverment do the right thing! if someone have problem with that or with the turkish politic they can leave our homeland, there are so many other countries around you, find a much better place and have fun! Kimseye ihtiyacımız yok hem kalın hem Türkiyeyi daima kötüleyin suçlu görün yada gösterin tepeden bakın, birde yargılayın yada başka birşey buna mecburiyetimiz var mı ya? Edep ya hu! Saygılar...

@ruhadam750

2 күн бұрын

Adamlar Türkiyedeki bürokrasinin saçmalığını ortaya koymuş 10 milyon surisi Afganı nijeryalısı nepallisi teröristi mafyası hiç bir kanuna yasaya takılmadan yıllarca kaçak kalıyor çalışıyor sonrada gümrük memuruna üç kuruş atıp temize çıkıyor ama yasal yolla kalmaya çalışan çevreye bir zararı olmayan insanlara saçma zorluklar çıkartılıyor hükumet ülkeyi çok düşünüyorsa önce bir sürü bela herifleri temizlesin alman mafyası burda ortadoğu Taşdevri Taliban teröristi burda uzak doğulu seks işçisi burda hergün olay çıkaran surisi burda türkiye için bu videodaki kişilermi tehlike arz ediyor ?

@AtHomeInTurkey

2 күн бұрын

Thank you for this great response. I do see the reason for the new rules but make them work for the people that want to enter after the rule. That would be fair.

@truthfighter9115

2 күн бұрын

Ditt sätt att skriva tyder på att du har mycket hat inom dig, och att du är så avundsjuk på allt och alla. Den här kvinnan har inte fått något av Turkiska staten!!!!! Istället för att sitta och skriva hat text ta och städa lite i ditt olyckliga liv.

@bishiler

2 күн бұрын

Hakikaten de edep ya hu! Bu kadının tek bir kez bile Türkiye'yi kötüleyip suçladığını, tepeden baktığını vs gördünüz mü? Tek bir kez bile! Videolarında ve yorumlarında sürekli paylaştığı bu ülkeyi ne kadar sevdiği ve ne kadar tutkuyla bağlı olduğu. "I am sure our government do the right thing" >> the joke of the century.

@barbtheresa5693

2 күн бұрын

but this woman seems to be really nice. she respects and loves turkey and she would like to stay there after 20 years. why are you so angry? where is your empathy to this old lady?