{"id":4,"date":"2020-11-17T11:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlocalturkey.com\/?p=4"},"modified":"2023-12-31T12:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T12:33:39","slug":"can-tourists-drive-in-turkey-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitlocalturkey.com\/can-tourists-drive-in-turkey-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Tourists Drive in Turkey? a Turkish Lawyer’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As a Turkish lawyer, one of the main personal questions asked by my clients and friends when coming to Turkey is if they can use their home country driving licenses in Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me give you the answer right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a general rule, all tourists and foreigners can use their home country driving license in Turkey for up to 6 months starting from the day that they enter Turkey<\/strong>. Provisional Driving Licenses are not accepted in Turkey.<\/strong> (Turkish Road Traffic Regulation Article 88)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no special requirement or permit for foreigners or non-residents in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This post will share my information on using your driving license in Turkey and everything else you need to know while driving in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tried to be as simple as possible and bolded important places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Can Tourists Drive with a Foreign Driving License in Turkey? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tourists with a foreign driver’s license can legally drive in Turkey. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a general rule, all foreign driving licenses are valid as long as they have a photo and are written in the Latin alphabet.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All British, American, Canadian, Australian, EU, Indian, Pakistani, and UAE driving licenses are valid in Turkey if they are not provisional and the driving license contains a photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n