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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 documentation : 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 Yanı, 4.Levent,
İstanbul, Tel (212) 282 81 40(7 lines). Fax (212) 282 80, or to The General Directorate
of Customs (Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü), 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 Turkish Touring and Automobile Club (See Useful dresses)
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