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Turkey Driving License

You can obtain a driving license that will allow you to drive in Turkey if you register with an authorised Driving Course and pass all examinations. Next, you are required to present the relevant documents to officers at the local Transport Registrar (Trafik Tescil Mudurlugu) which is at the local police headquarters.

Application for a Driving License

  1. Photocopies of the document obtained from the driving course
  2. Original of the certificate
  3. Original and a copy of the identification card
  4. Original of the diploma
  5. File from Drivers Association (The documents in the file will be filled in in accordance with the information on the identification card)
  6. Blood group document
  7. Expenditure receipt from the Ministry of Finance (According to the driving license class)
  8. 2 photographs
   
 

Changing of Foreign Driving Licenses into Driving Licenses of Turkey

  1. The translation of the driving license approved by the notary or the embassy
  2. File from Drivers Association
  3. Original and a copy of the identification card (residence permit for foreigners)
  4. 2 photographs
  5. Crime report
  6. Health report (From state hospitals or private health organisations)
  7. Blood group document
  8. Original of the foreign driving license (Shall be returned upon the completion of the process) Driving license fee 18.500.000.-TL
  9. Expenditure receipt from the Ministry of Finance (Shall be paid according to the driving license class)
  10. Driving license fee 18.500.000.-TL

Re-Issuing of Lost Driving Licenses

  1. A petition addressed to Traffic Registration Department
  2. Original and a copy of the identification card
  3. If not written on the lost identification card, blood group document
  4. One photograph
  5. TR-SF-I from and Annex-30 card from Drivers Association
  6. Driving license fee 18.500.000.-TL

Changing of Driving Licenses due to Wear & Tear or Change in Identity Card

  1. A petition addressed to Traffic Registration Department
  2. Original and a copy of the identification card
  3. If not written on the lost identification card, blood group document
  4. TR-SF-I from and Annex-30 card from Drivers Association
  5. One photograph
  6. Former driving license
  7. If there is change on the identification card, the document indicating such change (Marriage certificate or photocopy of written divorce decision)
  8. Driving license fee 18.500.000.-TL
NOTE: For all processes related with driving licenses, G.B.T inquiry is made.




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