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Drive on the right-hand side of the road and normally overtake on the left.

Call 112 for emergencies. Turkey has combined services such as police, ambulance, fire, gendarmerie and other emergency assistance under the single 112 system.

For drivers of private passenger cars, the legal limit is 0.50‰ (0.5 g/l). Drivers of other vehicle types are generally subject to a lower limit of 0.20‰ (0.2 g/l).

Yes. A person receiving a driving licence for the first time is normally considered a candidate driver for two years. Stricter conditions apply during this period, including serious consequences for driving above 0.20‰ alcohol and for accumulating specified traffic violations.

For an ordinary passenger car, the general maximum in a built-up area is 50 km/h, unless another limit is indicated.

For an ordinary passenger car, the general maximum on an interurban two-way road is 90 km/h, unless signs indicate otherwise.

For an ordinary passenger car, the general maximum on a divided road is 110 km/h, unless another limit is posted.

For ordinary passenger cars, the maximum is generally 130 km/h on motorways operated by KGM and up to 140 km/h on motorways operated under the build-operate-transfer model. Always follow the posted limit, because lower limits can apply on individual sections.

Yes. On access-controlled motorways the compulsory minimum speed is generally 40 km/h, unless traffic, weather, road conditions or another justified circumstance requires slower travel.

Access-controlled motorways are prohibited to pedestrians, animals, bicycles, non-motorised vehicles, wheeled tractors and construction machinery, along with other road users that are not permitted on motorways.

No. Turkey does not use a nationwide motorway vignette. Tolls are charged on particular motorways, bridges and tunnels.

HGS is Turkey's electronic toll-payment system. The vehicle is associated with an HGS account, and the appropriate toll is deducted according to the road used and vehicle class.

Foreign-registered vehicles using tolled KGM motorways and bridges should have an HGS account with sufficient credit. For KGM toll passages, an HGS account can generally be opened or topped up within 15 days after an unpaid passage to avoid the passage becoming penalised.

There is no general rule requiring an ordinary passenger car to use dipped headlights during every clear daytime journey. Lights are required at night and when visibility is reduced, such as in fog, heavy rain or similar conditions, and appropriate lighting must also be used in tunnels where required.

The nationwide winter-tyre obligation primarily applies to commercial vehicles carrying passengers or goods. The current national period runs from 15 November to 15 April. Private cars are not subject to the same blanket nationwide requirement, although provincial authorities may impose additional rules according to local climate and road conditions.

Yes. Drivers and passengers must use seat belts and other required restraint systems in vehicles and seats to which the requirement applies.

Children who are shorter than 150 cm and weigh less than 36 kg must normally be carried using an appropriate child-restraint system suited to their size and weight. Drivers are responsible for ensuring that children under 15 use the required protective equipment correctly.

Yes. Motorcycle riders and passengers must use the prescribed protective helmet. Additional protective-equipment rules also apply.

Yes. Since 4 November 2025, motorcycle riders and passengers must wear protective gloves meeting the TS EN 13594 standard. This specific glove requirement does not apply to bicycles or mopeds.

Using a mobile or vehicle telephone or a similar communication device while the vehicle is moving is prohibited. Drivers should not handle or operate a phone while driving.

Yes. At an uncontrolled intersection where the roads have not been assigned different priority, a motor-vehicle driver approaching from the left must normally give way to the vehicle approaching from the right.

A driver approaching a roundabout must normally give way to vehicles already circulating on the roundabout. Traffic lights, police directions and priority signs take precedence where present.

Yes. At signed pedestrian and school crossings without traffic lights or an officer controlling traffic, drivers must slow down and stop to give priority to pedestrians who are crossing or about to cross.

When a school vehicle activates its 'DUR' (STOP) sign while children are boarding or leaving, other drivers must stop and may continue only when it is safe and the stop indication has ended.

Drivers must obey railway-crossing lights, sounds and barriers and must not enter while barriers are closing or closed. At an uncontrolled railway crossing, drivers must stop and make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching before crossing.

Turkish vehicle regulations require prescribed emergency and safety equipment. For ordinary cars this includes items such as a fire extinguisher, first-aid kit and warning reflector, while towing, wheel-change and winter equipment requirements also apply according to the vehicle and conditions.

Written road information is normally in Turkish, which uses the Latin alphabet. Directional signs therefore use names such as İstanbul, İzmir, Çanakkale and Şanlıurfa with Turkish characters, while regulatory and warning signs mostly use symbols that international drivers will recognise.