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Motorist Rules
General: Those who wish to enter the country
with their vans, minibuses, automobiles, station wagons, bicycles,
motorcycles, motorbikes, sidecars, buses, motor coaches, trailers,
caravans or other transport vehicles, will have to provide the
following documentations:
- Passport.
- International driving license.
- Car license (document where all details
related to the car and the owner's name are registered). If it is
somebody else's vehicle a power of attorney should be provided.
- International green card (Insurance
card). The TR sign should be visible.
- Transit book "Carnet de passage" (for
those who want to proceed to the Middle East).
Period: The
vehicle can be brought into Turkey for up to 6 Months. The owner
should declare on the opposite form, the date of departure at the
border gate and should absolutely ve the country at the date
declared. If for any important reason the staying period has to be
ended, it is necessary to apply to;
- The Turkish Touring and Automobile Club
(Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu) 1. Sanayi Sitesi Yani,
4.Levent, Istanbul, Tel (212) 282 81 40(7 lines). Fax (212) 282
80, or to
- The General Directorate of Customs
(Gümrükler Genel Müdürlügü), Ulus Ankara Tel (312) 310 38 80,310
38 18, Fax (312) 31113 46, before the end of the period declared.
In Case of Accident:
The accident should be reported to the police or gendarme. That
report has to be certified by the nearest local authority. The owner
should apply to the customs authority with his passport and report.
If the vehicle can be repaired, it is
necessary to inform the customs authority first and take the vehicle
to a garage. If the vehicle is not repairable and if the owner
wishes to leave the country without his vehicle, he has to deliver
it to the nearest customs office, and the registration of his
vehicle on his passport will be cancelled. (Only after the
cancellation can the owner of the vehicle leave the country.)
Following an accident, you can telephone:
- Trafik Polisi (Traffic Police), Tel :154,
- Jandarma (Gendarme), Tel :156.
For more information, contact the Touring
and Automobile Association of Turkey.
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