Republic of Turkey — a secular eastern state with a developed economy and a high standard of living. It’s impossible not to fall in love with the beauty of Turkish nature, stunning seascapes, warm climate, and unique culture. And this is reflected in the annual increase in the number of foreigners who come to the country as tourists or investors to buy an apartment in Turkey .
Increasingly, citizens from abroad, when choosing a method of traveling to a resort republic, prefer traveling by personal car rather than by plane. Therefore, the question of how to import a car to Turkey is especially relevant if you are planning a long tour or moving to a permanent place of residence.
The topic of our latest publication: rules for entering Turkey by car in 2023, driving and fines for violating traffic rules.
Rules for entering Turkey with a foreign car
According to Turkish laws, foreigners have the right to cross the state border by car. The register of vehicles approved for import includes:
- passenger cars;
- buses and minibuses;
- vans;
- motorcycles;
- small box trucks and trailers.
In 2023, the following rules apply for importing a car into Turkey:
185 days outside Turkey
Before crossing the border of an eastern state, the period of stay of vehicles outside Turkey must be at least 185 days over the past annual period. Otherwise, there will be a ban on entering the country by car.
730 days in the Republic of Turkey
If you have an ikamet card (residence permit), you have the right to import your vehicle and use it in Turkey for two years. If there is no residence permit, then the period of stay corresponds to the period of validity of the visa-free or visa regime. That is, for Ukrainians — 90 days, and for Russians — up to 60 days. As soon as the Ikamet card is received, the foreign citizen has the opportunity to extend the period of stay of the car on the territory of the state. To do this, you need to contact the customs department at your place of residence.
Mandatory car declaration
Any vehicle crossing the Turkish border is subject to mandatory declaration. The declaration is filled out at customs checkpoints at the border or at any customs office. A fine is provided for violating the terms of the declaration.
In addition, the temporary import of a car into Turkey can be recorded in advance (two weeks) by submitting an application for a declaration. To do this, follow link to the government website e-Devlet services. This will speed up the customs clearance procedure.
Vehicle insurance
The rules for entering Turkey by car include issuing a Green Card insurance policy. Insurance is required in case of accidents on the road. Registration is available in your state of residence and in the Republic of Turkey.
Customs clearance
Customs clearance of a car in Turkey — a mandatory procedure for those foreigners who decide to stay in the country after two years of residence. In this case, you will have to pay a large tax and VAT of 18% for the vehicle. For new cars, the contribution usually depends on the engine size and is about 100% of the market price. According to many Russian-speaking motorists, when moving to a permanent place of residence, it is more profitable to buy a car in the republic, despite the higher price tag than at home.
This 1+1 apartment, 50 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Alanya, is located on the third floor of a five-story building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit application.
1+1
50 m²
11103
This fully furnished 1+1 apartment, 60 m², is located on the third floor in the Mahmutlar district. It offers mountain views. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, and one bathroom. It has an occupancy permit (ISKAN).
1+1
60 m²
11102
This 45 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is on the fourth floor and is being delivered unfurnished. It has one bathroom and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 350 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
45 m²
11101
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2020 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 350 m.
1+1
60 m²
11100
This 100 m², 2+1 apartment with sea views is located in the Mahmutlar district, on the eighth floor of a building built in 2016. The apartment is delivered furnished and features a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
2+1
100 m²
11099
This 67 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kargicak district of Alanya is being delivered furnished. It is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The sea is 200 m away, and the city center is 150 m away.
1+1
67 m²
11098
This furnished 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2023 in the Oba neighborhood. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 450 m.
1+1
50 m²
11097
This 95 sq m two-bedroom apartment with sea views is located in the Tosmur district of Alanya, on the beachfront. It is on the third floor of a building built in 2005 and is being delivered furnished. It features one balcony and one bathroom, and is 50 meters from the city center.
2+1
95 m²
11096
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the Saray district of Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. The apartment is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. It features a bedroom, living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 50 m.
1+1
60 m²
11095
This boutique hotel in the Gazipaşa district of Alanya was built in 2026 and accommodates 56 guests. Its 28 single-bedroom rooms, each 20 square meters in size, are located on the first, second, and third floors. All rooms are furnished and feature a balcony and a bathroom. The hotel is 1,200 meters from the sea, 150 meters from the city center, and five minutes from the airport.
1+0
20 m²
11093
This unfurnished 80 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located on the second floor of a building built in 2022 in the center of Alanya, in the Saray neighborhood, next to Cleopatra Beach. The apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
2+1
80 m²
11092
This 55 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the central part of Alanya, in the Saray neighborhood, next to Cleopatra Beach. It is on the second floor of a building built in 2022 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
55 m²
11091
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the upper Oba district is located on the third floor of a building built in 2024 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 1,500 m, and to the city center is 1,000 m.
1+1
60 m²
11090
This 110 sq m two-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2009. It offers sea views and residence permit options. The apartment is delivered furnished and includes a living room, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and two balconies. It is 200 m from the sea and 50 m from the city center.
2+1
110 m²
11089
This 3+1 duplex apartment, measuring 160 sq m, is located on the ninth and tenth floors of a building built in 2023 in the Mahmutlar district. The layout includes a living room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two balconies. The apartment is delivered unfurnished and is suitable for citizenship applications. The distance to the sea is 450 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
3+1, Duplex
160 m²
11088
This furnished 1+1 apartment, measuring 48 m², is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2014 in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 700 m, and to the city center is 150 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit.
1+1
48 m²
11086
This 1+1 apartment, 58 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Obagel, is located on the third floor of a building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one glassed-in balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
58 m²
11085
This 70 sq m 1+1 apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the third floor of a building built in 2015 and is delivered furnished. The apartment has one bathroom and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
70 m²
11084
This 1+1 apartment, measuring 52 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2010 in the Güllerpınarı district, in central Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
52 m²
11083
This 2+1 garden duplex apartment, measuring 100 m², in the Avsallar neighborhood occupies the first and second floors of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,000 m, and to the city center is 850 m.
2+1, Duplex
100 m²
11082
For information: in order to avoid problems when crossing the Turkish border, we recommend that you fully repay the debt to the state. Otherwise, customs officials may simply not let you into Turkey.
When going by car to Turkey, in addition to your passport, take with you:
- registration certificate for the car;
- insurance policy (it is important that it is valid in the resort republic);
- license to drive a car.
Pensioners should have a pension certificate translated into Turkish and legalized. Driving documents Apostille in Turkey are not required.
Foreign citizens can travel to the Republic of Turkey in someone else's car, subject to a power of attorney from the owner signed and stamped by a notary.
Rules for entering Turkey by car for pensioners
The government is putting forward less stringent requirements for pensioners to import a car into Turkey. Firstly, the rule of spending 185 days outside the republic is not relevant for foreign citizens of retirement age. Secondly, after two years of living and using their own vehicle, they can renew their period of stay. To do this, you will need to leave and literally immediately return to the country. In addition, foreign pensioners, after 185 days, have the opportunity to make a deposit and get a temporary license plate for their car.
Car fines in Turkey
Perhaps the most important rule to remember while on Turkish roads is: attentiveness and calmness. Include not only vision and hearing, but also all senses, as well as intuition.
Traffic rules exist in the Republic of Turkey, but they are not followed by everyone and not always. Turkish drivers drive aggressively, honk their horns with or without reason, blink their headlights to urge others on, and are characterized by impatience and a hot temper. Common practice: do not turn, overtake on the right, cut off, suddenly change lanes, slow down or suddenly drive onto the sidewalk, and do not let people pass at pedestrian crossings. Don't be surprised if one of the road users suddenly stops. It is likely that he saw his friend and decided to chat or changed his mind about going in that direction. Both professional drivers and beginners in Turkey violate: in some cases on purpose, in others — by chance.
Drivers should also be careful, as pedestrians can cross the road in the wrong place or unexpectedly jump onto the roadway.
Be calm, do not be fooled by provocations and do not get emotional. After some time, you will adapt and feel at home on Turkish roads.
Of course, like in any other civilized state, Turkey provides for fines for violating traffic rules. DVRs are installed on the roads, and road patrols are working. The fines are large and you will be required to pay them when leaving the country. If you pay on time, you will receive a discount.
Amount of fines for:
- driving a car without a driver's license — 9,918 TL (480 €);
- unfastened seat belt — 1,008 TL (50 €);
- running a red light — 936 TL (45 €);
- driving in the oncoming lane — 2,000 TL (98 €);
- talking on a mobile phone — 535 TL ( 26 €);
- for drunk driving — 1000 TL (49 €) for the first time, with repeated violations the amount increases significantly.
The Republic of Turkey has good roads and highways on which it is allowed to travel at fairly high speeds. There is a speed limit within populated areas — 50 km/h. There are fines for exceeding:
- 55–65 km/h — 535 TL (26 €);
- 65–75 km/h — 988 TL (49 €);
- 75 km/h or more — 5 002 TL (245 €).
Is it possible and how to check fines on a car in Turkey? Violations recorded by road surveillance cameras are located on the state Web portal by link.
In the field called "PLAKA" Enter the vehicle registration number and go through the captcha. Next, check the checkbox at the bottom left of the screen near the text “OKUDUM ANLADIM” and press the “SORGULA” button.
The system will analyze the database and provide data in the form of tables displaying all Turkish organizations that have the right to issue a fine to the driver. The inscription "KAYIT YOK" or “NO RECORDING” in the column opposite each institution indicates that no fines were imposed on you.
As you can see, importing a car to Turkey by foreign citizens does not require fulfilling any difficult conditions. Therefore, traveling to a resort country in a personal car will give you only positive emotions and impressions.
If you have questions regarding the purchase of real estate in Turkey, Point Property employees will be happy to help you find a suitable property.
This 1+1 apartment, 50 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Alanya, is located on the third floor of a five-story building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit application.
1+1
50 m²
11103
This fully furnished 1+1 apartment, 60 m², is located on the third floor in the Mahmutlar district. It offers mountain views. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, and one bathroom. It has an occupancy permit (ISKAN).
1+1
60 m²
11102
This 45 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is on the fourth floor and is being delivered unfurnished. It has one bathroom and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 350 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
45 m²
11101
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2020 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 350 m.
1+1
60 m²
11100
This 100 m², 2+1 apartment with sea views is located in the Mahmutlar district, on the eighth floor of a building built in 2016. The apartment is delivered furnished and features a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
2+1
100 m²
11099
This 67 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kargicak district of Alanya is being delivered furnished. It is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The sea is 200 m away, and the city center is 150 m away.
1+1
67 m²
11098
This furnished 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2023 in the Oba neighborhood. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 450 m.
1+1
50 m²
11097
This 95 sq m two-bedroom apartment with sea views is located in the Tosmur district of Alanya, on the beachfront. It is on the third floor of a building built in 2005 and is being delivered furnished. It features one balcony and one bathroom, and is 50 meters from the city center.
2+1
95 m²
11096
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the Saray district of Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. The apartment is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. It features a bedroom, living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 50 m.
1+1
60 m²
11095
This boutique hotel in the Gazipaşa district of Alanya was built in 2026 and accommodates 56 guests. Its 28 single-bedroom rooms, each 20 square meters in size, are located on the first, second, and third floors. All rooms are furnished and feature a balcony and a bathroom. The hotel is 1,200 meters from the sea, 150 meters from the city center, and five minutes from the airport.
1+0
20 m²
11093
This unfurnished 80 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located on the second floor of a building built in 2022 in the center of Alanya, in the Saray neighborhood, next to Cleopatra Beach. The apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
2+1
80 m²
11092
This 55 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the central part of Alanya, in the Saray neighborhood, next to Cleopatra Beach. It is on the second floor of a building built in 2022 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
55 m²
11091
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the upper Oba district is located on the third floor of a building built in 2024 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 1,500 m, and to the city center is 1,000 m.
1+1
60 m²
11090
This 110 sq m two-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2009. It offers sea views and residence permit options. The apartment is delivered furnished and includes a living room, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and two balconies. It is 200 m from the sea and 50 m from the city center.
2+1
110 m²
11089
This 3+1 duplex apartment, measuring 160 sq m, is located on the ninth and tenth floors of a building built in 2023 in the Mahmutlar district. The layout includes a living room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two balconies. The apartment is delivered unfurnished and is suitable for citizenship applications. The distance to the sea is 450 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
3+1, Duplex
160 m²
11088
This furnished 1+1 apartment, measuring 48 m², is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2014 in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 700 m, and to the city center is 150 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit.
1+1
48 m²
11086
This 1+1 apartment, 58 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Obagel, is located on the third floor of a building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one glassed-in balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
58 m²
11085
This 70 sq m 1+1 apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the third floor of a building built in 2015 and is delivered furnished. The apartment has one bathroom and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
70 m²
11084
This 1+1 apartment, measuring 52 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2010 in the Güllerpınarı district, in central Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
52 m²
11083
This 2+1 garden duplex apartment, measuring 100 m², in the Avsallar neighborhood occupies the first and second floors of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,000 m, and to the city center is 850 m.
2+1, Duplex
100 m²
11082
These materials have been prepared for informational purposes and are not of a commercial nature.
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