Natural Gas

The majority of (newer) homes and apartments have forced air natural gas heat. In an apartment building the cost of gas may be included in your monthly building maintenance fee. If your gas service is provided independent of the building, you will be issued a monthly bill. As with water and electricity, the preferred way to pay is by automatic bank transfer, or directly at approved banks listed on your monthly bill. Some range-ovens and bathroom water heaters may be connected to portable LPG tanks. LPG vendors frequent most neighborhoods on a regular basis and will exchange your empty tank for a fee. They can also be contacted by telephone. To report natural gas emergencies dial 187.

Added 03/03/06 by S.K - "Electric and Water bills are never mailed, at least not at the Turkish Riviera.
The companies send staff outside, reading the meters putting the invoice on your door, because most of the time there are no letter boxes.
On the invoice is a certain time period marked during which you can pay directly at the gas or electricity office. Water has always to be paid at Vakif Bank.
Late payments are punished with high fees.
Most banks offer online payment. You inform them once and the invoices will be deducted automatically".

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