Changes in Turkish AIP GEN 1.2. “Procedures for entry, transit and departure of aircraft”
• Any air operators must have their own staff or representation company in Turkey in order to apply any permission. Staff contact informations or representation Agreement must be submitted to DGCA and subject to their approval. Representation company must hold valid licences.
LANDING PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS :
Business flts / Private flts / Ambulance flt :
Any ECAC member country a/c with a maximum seating capacity of 12 will not require any permission for landing, filling an ATC fpl prior to 3 hours of departure will be enough. In respect of an approval for any aircraft with a higher seating capacity; the valid and updated a/c docs must be in the CAA documentation system, as long as this has been done, it is enough to file FPL 3 hours before flt.
For the countries having a bilateral agreement with Turkey, the landing aprroval requirements are same as ECAC Member country requirements.
In any case it is mandatory to add the purpose of flt in remark on section 18 of FPL, ex. RMK/Business Flight or RMK/Technical Landing for refuelling or RMK/Ambulance flt.
The representation company must have the flt details always in prior, in order to check the fpls and check the documentation validation.
Charter pax , Cargo and scheduled flights :
The landing permit approval requirements are unchanged, all flights are subject to a landing permission from Turkish DGCA.
OVERFLIGHT PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS :
Business flts / private flts / ambulance flt ( o/f )
Any ECAC member states aircraft and aircrafts of the states having bilateral agreement with Turkey may perform overflights by filing the FPL in 3 hours prior to departure.
It is mandatory to add the purpose of flt in remark on section 18 of FPL in any case. In respect of any flights of the aircrafts not meeting the requirements of above will be subject to overflight permit and application should be done through local agent.
The DGCA will keep the right of demanding the ovf permissions for any flight which are not deemed to be appropriate.
Charter pax , Cargo and scheduled flights :
Same regulation valid as above which is valid for Business flts , private flts , ambulance flts.
The above changes and information are subject to immediate effect.