Weight limitTurkey
Traffic rules
Turkey
1. Weight limit
A weight limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose mass exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel or other structure. Depending on local law, the restriction may concern the vehicle’s actual loaded mass, maximum authorised mass or load on an individual axle.
Drivers must know which type of mass the sign refers to and must include the vehicle, passengers, cargo and any trailer where required. A vehicle that exceeds the limit must use another suitable route.
Does every weight-limit sign measure the same kind of vehicle weight in Turkey?
The national manual distinguishes TT-24, which restricts the vehicle’s loaded weight, from TT-23, which limits the load on a single axle. Read the actual sign and threshold. These controls must not be replaced with an assumed foreign maximum-authorised-mass convention.
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
Do cargo and trailers matter for a posted weight restriction in Turkey?
For TT-24, check the vehicle’s actual loaded weight, including the people and load being carried. TT-23 separately restricts the load on a single axle. Check every applicable restriction and the vehicle or combination covered; unloading does not by itself establish that all weight and axle limits are satisfied.
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
What should you do if your vehicle exceeds a bridge weight limit in Turkey?
Do not drive onto the bridge. Follow the signed alternative route and check the vehicle’s gross and axle loads as applicable. A general heavy-vehicle permit does not automatically authorise crossing every restricted bridge.
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — full national traffic-sign standards, meanings and placement
🔗 kgm.gov.tr • KGM — national sign chart, including shared and separate walking/cycling signs
