Local expats welcomed Izmir-based British Consul William Buttigieg MBE this morning when he attended a meeting held by The Senior & Foreign Citizens Assembly at the Kuşadası town hall.
Twenty-two members of the expat community from various countries attended with lots of questions they hoped would be answered.
Mr Buttigieg started the meeting by thanking everyone for coming and giving a short explanation about some of the work the consulate does.
Members of The Foreigners Assembly then gave a short talk about the municipality helpdesk and the 24 hour call centre set up mainly to deal with local environmental issues such as noise pollution, stray animals, rubbish collection and water leaks.
The floor then opened for questions where some expats had plenty of questions they wanted to ask.
There were many questions about the controversial SGK insurance system, specifically regarding the fines and backdated payments. It was confirmed there is no change to this but there have been many talks with Ankara who refuse to budge on the situation.
Mr Buttigieg informed us that the passport processing centre in Dusseldorf has plans to close and all passport applications will soon have to go through the UK.
Plans are being made for another meeting to be held in October where Mr Buttigieg hopes the attendance will be higher.
Watch this space for news regarding upcoming meetings and consular news.
