Every year, millions of foreigners come to the Republic of Turkey for vacation or for the purpose of relocation to a permanent place of residence. Some tourists decide to travel around the country using their own or rented vehicle. In this regard, questions about how to park correctly in Turkey remain invariably relevant among foreign citizens.
Car parking areas are available in all cities of the eastern state. In addition, the law does not provide for any time restrictions for drivers who want to leave their car. However, parking rules in Turkey have their own characteristics, which we recommend studying in advance. This is exactly what we will talk about in our latest review.
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- What are the features of parking in Turkey< /li>
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What are the features of parking in Turkey
According to reviews from foreigners, the roads in Turkey, especially in the southwest of the country, in megacities and resorts, are of excellent quality. Highways of national importance are not at all inferior to highways in leading European countries.
Turkish drivers often violate traffic rules. Therefore, citizens who come from abroad do not immediately get used to the local driving culture. Foreign motorists in this resort republic should be extremely careful and remain calm on the roads.
As for parking, we will highlight several key points:
- According to the traffic rules, a vehicle is allowed to be left on the right side of the road if there is no sign prohibiting parking.
- Mainly paid parking in Turkey. Free parking in big cities can only be found in specially designated areas in front of shopping and entertainment centers. In addition, there are parking areas near parks and tourist places.
- Public service employees work in paid parking lots. You simply leave your car, and after returning to the car, a parking attendant in a bright vest (yellow or orange) will approach you with a terminal. The task of Turkish parking attendants, as in other countries, is to record the time when you left the car in a paid parking lot and receive payment according to the tariff.
- How to pay for parking in Turkey? Choose one of the methods, depending on the situation:
- As soon as you return to the car, the parking attendant will give you a cash receipt for payment. You can pay on the spot. Typically, the price tag is about 15 Turkish lira per hour. If the parking time is no more than 15 minutes, then you do not need to pay.
- If you decide to park in an underground or large surface parking lot near tourist spots, pedestrian streets, walking areas, attractions, upon entry the machine will give you a card with date and time of arrival. When leaving the parking space, you will need to use the machine again, which will calculate the cost of parking. Having paid for parking services through the operator, you will be issued a new card with which you can leave the underground parking through the barrier. Some closed parking lots require advance payment.
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55 m²
10994
We offer a 220 sq m duplex villa with a 4+2 bedroom layout in the Turkler district of Alanya. The villa occupies the first and second floors, includes two bathrooms and two balconies, and is delivered beautifully furnished. Built in 2005, the interior has been completely renovated. The distance to the sea is 1000 m, and to the city center is 500 m.
Duplex, 4+2
220 m²
10993
We offer a 1+1 apartment with an area of 70 sq m in the Tosmur district. Located on the ninth floor, the apartment includes one bathroom and one balcony. It is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. It is located 900 m from the sea and 300 m from the district center. The building was built in 2008.
1+1
70 m²
10992
This 83 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya is for sale. Located on the third floor, it includes one bathroom and one balcony and is delivered unfurnished. Built in 2015, the building is 250 m from the sea and 150 m from the district center. Citizenship is available for this property.
1+1
83 m²
10991
We offer a 65 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Güllerpınarı district of Alanya. The apartment is located on the third floor, has one bathroom and one balcony, and is delivered unfurnished. Built in 2010, the building is 100 m from the sea and 150 m from the city center. The property is suitable for citizenship applications.
2+1
65 m²
10990
We offer a 3+1 apartment of 170 sq m in the Cumhuriyet district of Alanya, opposite the Alanyum shopping center. The apartment is located on the second floor and features a separate kitchen, two bathrooms, and three balconies. It will be delivered furnished. Built in 2010, the building is 450 m from the sea and 50 m from the city center. The property is suitable for citizenship.
3+1
170 m²
10989
We offer a 1+1 apartment of 50 m² in the Mahmutlar district. Located on the seventh floor, the apartment includes one bathroom and one balcony. It is delivered furnished, boasts sea views, and is suitable for residence permit applications. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the district center is 350 m.
1+1
50 m²
10988
A 2+1 apartment of 109 m² is for sale in the Kargicak district. Located on the second floor of a three-story building, the apartment includes two bathrooms and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 280 m, and the district center is 100 m. The building will be completed in 2026, and citizenship is available.
2+1
109 m²
10987
We offer a 2+1 apartment of 110 m² in the Tosmur district of Alanya. Located on the fourth floor, it features two bathrooms and two balconies. It is delivered furnished and suitable for residence permits and citizenship applications. It is located 150 m from the sea and 100 m from the district center.
2+1
110 m²
10985
1+1 apartment with an area of 50 m² in the Saray area of Alanya: fifth floor, one balcony, 2019 building, 650 m to the sea and 250 m to the center.
1+1
50 m²
10984
2+1 apartment of 115 m² in the Mahmutlar area with furniture, two bathrooms and two balconies, on the fourth floor, 400 m from the sea and 150 m from the center.
2+1
115 m²
10983
2+1 apartment, 110 m², in the Mahmutlar area: seventh floor, two bathrooms, two balconies, furniture included in the price, 400 m to the sea and 250 m to the center of the area.
2+1
110 m²
10982
2+1 apartment, 90 m², Mahmutlar: first floor, second level, 350 m to the sea, 150 m to the center, furnished, two bathrooms and one balcony.
2+1
90 m²
10979
1+1 apartment of 50 m² in Mahmutlar district is located on the fifth floor, 450 m from the sea and 250 m from the center; building of 2026, unfurnished.
1+1
50 m²
10978
Furnished 4+1 villa in Tepe area with an area of 270 m² is spread over two floors and has four bathrooms, two balconies, a swimming pool and a garden.
4+1
270 m²
10977
1+1 apartment of 75 m² in the Mahmutlar area with a separate kitchen, furniture, one balcony and one bathroom, on the third floor, 200 m from the sea and 50 m from the center.
1+1
75 m²
10976
Furnished 2+1 duplex with an area of 123 m² in the Mahmutlar area is located on the tenth and eleventh floors of a 2025 building, 1000 m from the sea and 500 m from the center.
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123 m²
10975
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240 m²
10974
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1+1
50 m²
10973
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58 m²
10972
The described parking systems in the Republic of Turkey have been operating for a long time and successfully. It is important to know that all information about the vehicle is recorded in the electronic system. Therefore, you need to pay for parking your car in paid parking lots, since next time you will certainly be reminded of the debt.
If a car sits for a long time and no one picks it up, in some cases workers simply call a tow truck and take it to a special parking lot. Once the driver is located, he will have to pay money to pick up the car.
Local citizens often use special parking passes. Essentially, this is a card on which a certain amount is deposited monthly. During this period, the driver can park his car for free in any paid parking lot in the city. The advantages are obvious: saving money and time.
The fine for parking in Turkeydepends on the violation:
- for leaving a car in the wrong place (for example, under a “no parking” sign) — 436 TL (about 20 €);
- in case of parking a car in an area intended for cars of people with disabilities — 873 TL (about 40 €).
Parking situation in big cities of Turkey
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir — one of the largest cities in Turkey with high population density. Therefore, the priority task of municipalities is to increase the quantity and quality of parking.
What options are available to motorists?
Option No. 1.The car can be parked in the courtyards of residential areas — on the side of the road or in “pockets”. Parking in such places is not prohibited, the main thing is — find a free place. Exceptions include parking spaces near business centers, hotels, and administrative buildings. This is a private, secure area, and as soon as you park, a security guard will approach you to clarify the purpose of the visit and ask you to remove the car.
Option No. 2. In Turkish metropolitan areas and, in particular, in Istanbul, there are so-called municipal parking lots. These parking lots were built on the initiative of the city mayor's office. They are located, as a rule, in less active and remote areas from the center. The driver can leave his car in such a parking lot and then travel by metro, minibus, trolleybus or taxi. This concept has been proving its effectiveness for several years.
Parking tariffs are low — from 10–15 TL. The longer the parking time, the lower the cost.
Option No. 3. Private parking lots, which are now available in different areas of Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya and other big cities. There are enough free parking spaces, but the cost is naturally higher than in regular municipal parking lots. In the elite tourist areas of Istanbul, the price tag can reach 20 TL per hour (150–200 TL per day).
As a rule, average city residents try not to use private parking lots and leave their cars there only in rare cases, for example, when returning late in the evening, since at that time it is already It's very difficult to find another option. In addition, some wealthy tourists choose private parking lots so as not to worry about the safety of their expensive cars.
As for the resort regions of Turkey, the parking situation here is much simpler. In the popular resorts of Alanya and Antalya there are no difficulties with parking spaces. In resort towns there are both open municipal and private, as well as underground parking lots under shopping centers and near central squares. Tourists who come to the sea by car choose hotels with their own parking lots. And when purchasing liquid apartments in a modern residential complex in Turkey, foreign investors receive, in addition to the internal diverse infrastructure, their own guarded parking lot.
These materials have been prepared for informational purposes; they are not of a commercial nature.
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We offer a 1+1 apartment with an area of 55 m² in the Kargicak district. The apartment is located on the third floor, includes one bathroom and one balcony, and is delivered furnished. The building was built in 2023, and is 800 m from the sea and 400 m from the district center.
1+1
55 m²
10994
We offer a 220 sq m duplex villa with a 4+2 bedroom layout in the Turkler district of Alanya. The villa occupies the first and second floors, includes two bathrooms and two balconies, and is delivered beautifully furnished. Built in 2005, the interior has been completely renovated. The distance to the sea is 1000 m, and to the city center is 500 m.
Duplex, 4+2
220 m²
10993
We offer a 1+1 apartment with an area of 70 sq m in the Tosmur district. Located on the ninth floor, the apartment includes one bathroom and one balcony. It is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. It is located 900 m from the sea and 300 m from the district center. The building was built in 2008.
1+1
70 m²
10992
This 83 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya is for sale. Located on the third floor, it includes one bathroom and one balcony and is delivered unfurnished. Built in 2015, the building is 250 m from the sea and 150 m from the district center. Citizenship is available for this property.
1+1
83 m²
10991
We offer a 65 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Güllerpınarı district of Alanya. The apartment is located on the third floor, has one bathroom and one balcony, and is delivered unfurnished. Built in 2010, the building is 100 m from the sea and 150 m from the city center. The property is suitable for citizenship applications.
2+1
65 m²
10990
We offer a 3+1 apartment of 170 sq m in the Cumhuriyet district of Alanya, opposite the Alanyum shopping center. The apartment is located on the second floor and features a separate kitchen, two bathrooms, and three balconies. It will be delivered furnished. Built in 2010, the building is 450 m from the sea and 50 m from the city center. The property is suitable for citizenship.
3+1
170 m²
10989
We offer a 1+1 apartment of 50 m² in the Mahmutlar district. Located on the seventh floor, the apartment includes one bathroom and one balcony. It is delivered furnished, boasts sea views, and is suitable for residence permit applications. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the district center is 350 m.
1+1
50 m²
10988
A 2+1 apartment of 109 m² is for sale in the Kargicak district. Located on the second floor of a three-story building, the apartment includes two bathrooms and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 280 m, and the district center is 100 m. The building will be completed in 2026, and citizenship is available.
2+1
109 m²
10987
We offer a 2+1 apartment of 110 m² in the Tosmur district of Alanya. Located on the fourth floor, it features two bathrooms and two balconies. It is delivered furnished and suitable for residence permits and citizenship applications. It is located 150 m from the sea and 100 m from the district center.
2+1
110 m²
10985
1+1 apartment with an area of 50 m² in the Saray area of Alanya: fifth floor, one balcony, 2019 building, 650 m to the sea and 250 m to the center.
1+1
50 m²
10984
2+1 apartment of 115 m² in the Mahmutlar area with furniture, two bathrooms and two balconies, on the fourth floor, 400 m from the sea and 150 m from the center.
2+1
115 m²
10983
2+1 apartment, 110 m², in the Mahmutlar area: seventh floor, two bathrooms, two balconies, furniture included in the price, 400 m to the sea and 250 m to the center of the area.
2+1
110 m²
10982
2+1 apartment, 90 m², Mahmutlar: first floor, second level, 350 m to the sea, 150 m to the center, furnished, two bathrooms and one balcony.
2+1
90 m²
10979
1+1 apartment of 50 m² in Mahmutlar district is located on the fifth floor, 450 m from the sea and 250 m from the center; building of 2026, unfurnished.
1+1
50 m²
10978
Furnished 4+1 villa in Tepe area with an area of 270 m² is spread over two floors and has four bathrooms, two balconies, a swimming pool and a garden.
4+1
270 m²
10977
1+1 apartment of 75 m² in the Mahmutlar area with a separate kitchen, furniture, one balcony and one bathroom, on the third floor, 200 m from the sea and 50 m from the center.
1+1
75 m²
10976
Furnished 2+1 duplex with an area of 123 m² in the Mahmutlar area is located on the tenth and eleventh floors of a 2025 building, 1000 m from the sea and 500 m from the center.
2+1, Duplex, Penthouse
123 m²
10975
Two-level 5+1 apartment with an area of 240 m² in the Cumhuriyet area of Alanya: third and fourth floors, three bathrooms, two balconies, 0 m to the sea and 50 m to the center.
5+1, Duplex
240 m²
10974
The 1+1 apartment with an area of 50 m² is located in the Saray area of Alanya, on the first floor of a building built in 2022, 550 m from the sea and 300 m from the center.
1+1
50 m²
10973
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1+1
58 m²
10972
