{"id":7944,"date":"2018-02-26T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/?page_id=7944"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:48:44","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/housing-office\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are faculty housing apartments located on the Main, Middle and East Campuses. These apartments, which are of varying sizes, are well-equipped for the comfort and convenience of the residents. Allocations of the apartments are made by the relevant departments or schools with the approval of the vice rector in charge of Administrative and Financial Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MONTHLY CHARGES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a monthly charge for your residence, which is automatically deducted from your salary. As the University is now using an electronic invoicing system, your monthly payment receipt will be sent directly to your e-mail address in the following month. Note that the first payment will be prorated based on the date you move into your assigned faculty housing apartment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location of the Housing Offices:<\/strong><br \/>\nMain Campus Housing Office: Building 19 (ext. 1397, 1400, 1551)<br \/>\nEast Campus Housing Office: Building C (ext. 5092, 5395)<br \/>\nMiddle Campus Housing Office: Building 106 (ext. 8400)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inventory<\/strong><br \/>\nWithin one week of your arrival, a list of all appliances, utensils and furnishings provided in the residence is produced to be signed by both parties (the employee and the Housing Office management), stating that all items are present and in good condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Residence Certificate<\/strong><br \/>\nAsk for a \u201cResidence Certificate\u201d from the Housing Office. This is an official document verifying your residency in the assigned apartment. Along with the certificate, it is very important that after obtaining your work\/residence permit card, you register your address at the Directorate General of Migration Management Office located at No. 2 Binnaz Sokak (Street), off Barbaros Bulvar\u0131 (Boulevard) in the Kavakl\u0131dere district of Ankara. Note that you don\u2019t need to schedule an appointment for this registration. Once you arrive at the Migration Management Office, please tell the security person that you will register your address information (\u201cadres kayd\u0131m\u0131 yapt\u0131raca\u011f\u0131m\u201d in Turkish) then, you will be provided with a number to wait in line. The address registration office is located on the basement floor of the Migration Management Building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pets<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease make sure to have the certificate issued not more than 15 days before your departure. The certificate should indicate that the animal is in good health and vaccinated against rabies, and it should be stamped by the relevant government agency in the country where you have been residing. You will need a certificate for each pet you own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For health and safety reasons as well as the comfort of other residents, please<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 do not let your pet enter the playgrounds.<br \/>\n\u2022 do not let your pet outside unattended.<br \/>\n\u2022 keep your pet on a leash at all times while walking in or around the campus area.<br \/>\n\u2022 do not leave your pet\u2019s feces on the ground.<br \/>\n\u2022 do not leave any food items in and around your building to feed stray cats and dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Note that fogging to control insect infestations may take place several times throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traveling to and from Turkey with your pets<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore you make plans to bring your pet(s) with you, please check with the airline you will be traveling on regarding their rules and requirements for bringing an animal on a flight. Most airlines require a certificate of acclimation for each animal traveling by plane. When leaving Turkey with your pet(s), it is highly recommended that you start obtaining all necessary forms and paperwork in a timely manner, i.e., at least 3-4 months before your departure. It is also important to learn the regulations of the country you are traveling to, as they may require an animal to have an additional blood test or official document.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of the procedures\/documents required for leaving Turkey with your pet:<br \/>\n\u2022 Up-to-date vaccination records<br \/>\n\u2022 Rabies vaccine and documentation (3-4 months before departure)<br \/>\n\u2022 Rabies titer test and documentation (30 days after the rabies vaccine; the pet must then stay in the country an additional 3 months before departure)<br \/>\n\u2022 Parasite treatment and documentation (10 days before departure)<br \/>\n\u2022 Microchip and documentation(mostly required by the EU member countries)<br \/>\n\u2022 Animal health certificate, which can be obtained from the pet\u2019s veterinarian (should be provided on an official paper, with stamps, signature, etc.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Confirmation notice of transfer with a hologram from the Ministry of Agriculture (48 hours before departure)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Note:<\/strong> Please make a conscious and informed decision when either purchasing an animal from a pet store or adopting a homeless one from the street or a shelter during your stay in Turkey. Do not get any animal if you are not planning to take it with you when you return home. Always keep in mind that abandoned pets suffer tremendously and rarely survive after their owners turn them out onto the streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitors<\/strong><br \/>\nAll Main and Middle Campus faculty housing residents should inform Main Campus security at 290 1700 or faculty housing security at 290 1410 about any visitors they are expecting, so that the visitors can pick up a temporary campus access card at the Main Campus entrance security post for use in opening the entrance gates. The access card will be given in exchange for the visitor\u2019s ID card or passport, which will be returned to the visitor when he\/she exits the campus.<\/p>\n<p>In case of the loss of the temporary access card, the visitor must go to the Accounting Office (located in the Rectorate Building) to pay a lost card fee and obtain a receipt, to be presented to the security officers at the gate in 19 exchange for the return of the visitor\u2019s ID card. Note that a visitor who arrives at the entrance without prior notice will be allowed to enter the faculty housing area only after security has contacted and received approval from the faculty member who is expecting him\/her. Overnight guests wishing to stay in your faculty housing apartment for more than 15 days should fill out the University\u2019s temporary entrance card form and return it to the nearest Housing Office for their convenience; otherwise they may have difficulty entering the campus and passing through security checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension of Stay<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you need to stay in your apartment after your contract with the University has expired, and your department approves of this extension, the Housing Office should be notified. The extension cannot exceed a week. Please note that until you vacate your apartment and pay off the remaining monthly payment to the Housing Office, you will not be able to receive any other payments from the University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VACATING THE RESIDENCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Residents should vacate the assigned unit within 15 days of the date that after the employment contract with the University expires. Telephone, cable TV, D-Smart and Digiturk service should be disconnected before leaving the apartment. As part of the departure process, residents should complete and return an apartment inventory form, pay all bills, return library materials and remove all personal property. Keys should be returned to the Housing Office, along with all borrowed items. Residents are responsible for their personal property at all times. If a resident has not vacated the assigned apartment as scheduled (in the case of an internal transfer as well as at the end of a contract period) the Housing Office will make a reasonable attempt to contact him\/her. If the resident cannot be reached within two days, all of his\/her property will be put in storage for a limited time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are faculty housing apartments located on the Main, Middle and East Campuses. 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