Turkish regular legal standard number plate. | |
Country | Turkey |
---|---|
Country code | TR |
Current series | |
Size | 520 mm × 110 mm 20.5 in × 4.3 in |
Serial format | Not standard |
Colour (front) | Black on white |
Colour (rear) | Black on white |
|
A contemporary Turkish number plate. 38 denotes Kayseri.
Turkish vehicle registration plates are number plates found on Turkish vehicles. The plates use an indirect numbering system associated with the geographical info. In Turkey, number plates are made by authorized private workshops.
Appearance[edit]
Turkish number plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminium. On the left, there is the country code «TR» in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, being one in front and the other in rear except motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the Turkish letters except Ç, Ş, İ, Ö, Ü and Ğ.
Dimensions[edit]
Number plate for motorcycles. 34 denotes Istanbul.
- 150×240 mm in rear only for motorbikes, motorcycles and tractors with rubber wheels,
- 110×520 mm in front and rear for cars, 210×320 mm rear available for off-road vehicles, vans, trucks and busses. The size is 150×300 mm for imported vehicles if the regular plate does not fit.
Blue stripe[edit]
Euroband like blue stripe on the left hand side of the plates
A pre-1996 plate without the blue stripe
The blue stripe was introduced after the entry of Turkey to the European Customs Union in 1996,[1] in accordance to compliance to EU laws. Since then, the blue stripe area is often modified by car owners (even by some parliament members like Devlet Bahçeli[1]). The predominant modification of this sorts is to replace the blue color with red crescent and the star of the Turkish flag. This type of modification is in the grey area of the law, for it does not clearly specify which color is to be used in the stripe.[2]
Additionally, vehicle inspection stickers are often stuck on this area.
Numbering system[edit]
The text format on the plates is one of the following:
- «34 P 3169», «34 P 03169»
- «31 PA 069», «34 PA 3169» or
- «31 POR 69», «31 POR 069»
In some provinces, numbering is categorized in groups for tax collecting offices of different districts, for example Dolmuş in Ankara have plates of the form «34 P 3169» and a(ny) vehicle from Polatlı, Ankara has plates of the form ’31 POR 69′, «06 PO 3169» from Etimesgut district. On the other hand, a Dolmuş in Eskişehir has a plate of the form «26 P 3169».
99 — two digits prefix denoting the location, shows the province code number of the main residence of car holder. There are 81 provinces as listed below:
X/XX/XXX – one, two or three letters.
3169/069/69 – four, three or two digits, depending on the number of letters before, not exceeding six letters and digits altogether.
Types[edit]
Type (Used by) | Appearance | Format and Explanation |
---|---|---|
Private vehicles |
| N/A |
Provincial governments, university rectors |
| 99 A 9999 (red characters on white background): |
Police |
| 99 A 99999, 99 AA 999 or 99 AAA 999 (white on blue) |
Gendarmerie |
| 99 JAA 999 (white on blue). Since 2018, replaced old military plates. |
Coast Guard |
| 99 SGH 999 (white on blue). Since 2018, replaced old military plates. |
Members of international organizations |
| 99 B 9999 (blue on white) |
Diplomatic corps |
| Corps Diplomatique: 99 CD 999: (green on white) |
Consulates |
| 99 CC 9999: (white on green)[3] |
Temporary |
| 99 G 9999 (black on yellow). Valid duration for max. 1 month. |
Temporary customs |
| 99 GMR 999 (red on green) |
Foreigners with temporary residence permit |
| 99 MA 999 to 99 MZ 999: (Black on white) |
Syrians with temporary residence permit |
| 99 SAA 999 to 99 SZZ 999: (Black on white) |
Taxis (Istanbul province only) |
| 34 TAA 99 to 34 TKZ 99 |
Taxis (except Istanbul province) |
| 99 T 9999 |
Vanity plates | Turkey allows vanity plates to be issued. A desired text can be written instead of the serial letter place. 99 [TEXT] 999 | |
Presidential cars | The number plate of the president has no numbers, instead it uses the Presidential Seal of Turkey. Other convoy cars use the format CB 00X («CB» for Cumhurbaşkanı’ (English: President)), with golden text on a red background.[citation needed] | |
Deputy Speaker and chairpeople of the parliamentary commissions |
| TBMM stands for Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
Speaker, Vice President, Members of the Cabinet, Chief of the General Staff, the highest ranking commanders of armies, some undersecretaries |
| Gold on red (9999) |
Province governors |
| 99 9999 (golden on red), with first two-digits as province code number prefix |
Official vehicles belonging to the government and public administrations |
| 99 AA 999: (white on black), with first two-digits as province code number prefix |
Military |
| 999999 (black on a white rectangle of 7×20 cm on the bumper of the vehicle, painted by a stencil). 000999 General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, 100999 First Army, 200999 Second Army, 300999 Third Army, 400999 Aegean Army, 500999 Navy, 600999 Air Force, 700999 Gendarmerie. In Gendarmerie plates 7XX999, sometimes the XX digits indicates the province code of the gendarmerie located in. |
Pre-1996 format (private vehicles) |
| These plates lacked the blue stripe (euroband) on the left hand side. |
Pre-1962 format (private vehicles) | These old plates had the name of the province written in full, black background with white letters and usage of dashes. | |
Pre-1996 format (police) |
| white on green |
Location codes[edit]
First two digits indicating the province code:
Code | Province | Code | Province | Code | Province |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Adana | 28 | Giresun | 55 | Samsun |
02 | Adıyaman | 29 | Gümüşhane | 56 | Siirt |
03 | Afyonkarahisar | 30 | Hakkari | 57 | Sinop |
04 | Ağrı | 31 | Hatay | 58 | Sivas |
05 | Amasya | 32 | Isparta | 59 | Tekirdağ |
06 | Ankara | 33 | Mersin | 60 | Tokat |
07 | Antalya | 34 | İstanbul | 61 | Trabzon |
08 | Artvin | 35 | İzmir | 62 | Tunceli |
09 | Aydın | 36 | Kars | 63 | Şanlıurfa |
10 | Balıkesir | 37 | Kastamonu | 64 | Uşak |
11 | Bilecik | 38 | Kayseri | 65 | Van |
12 | Bingöl | 39 | Kırklareli | 66 | Yozgat |
13 | Bitlis | 40 | Kırşehir | 67 | Zonguldak |
14 | Bolu | 41 | Kocaeli | 68 | Aksaray |
15 | Burdur | 42 | Konya | 69 | Bayburt |
16 | Bursa | 43 | Kütahya | 70 | Karaman |
17 | Çanakkale | 44 | Malatya | 71 | Kırıkkale |
18 | Çankırı | 45 | Manisa | 72 | Batman |
19 | Çorum | 46 | Kahramanmaraş | 73 | Şırnak |
20 | Denizli | 47 | Mardin | 74 | Bartın |
21 | Diyarbakır | 48 | Muğla | 75 | Ardahan |
22 | Edirne | 49 | Muş | 76 | Iğdır |
23 | Elazığ | 50 | Nevşehir | 77 | Yalova |
24 | Erzincan | 51 | Niğde | 78 | Karabük |
25 | Erzurum | 52 | Ordu | 79 | Kilis |
26 | Eskişehir | 53 | Rize | 80 | Osmaniye |
27 | Gaziantep | 54 | Sakarya | 81 | Düzce |
Province names until code 67 go alphabetically, with the exception of Mersin, Kahramanmaraş and Şanlıurfa provinces for their previous names taken in account were İçel, Maraş and Urfa, respectively. The ones after the original 67 provinces are newer additions, these province names go chronologically.
See also[edit]
- Vehicle registration plate
- Vehicle registration plates of Europe
References[edit]
- ^ a b «Plakadaki AB mavisine kırmızı etiketli protesto» (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Yurtsan Atakan (July 9, 2008). «Bir dakika karanlığın AKP karşıtı versiyonu kırmızı bantlı plakalar» (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Bellingcat Investigation Team (October 15, 2018). «Examining CCTV Videos of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul Connected to Khashoggi’s Disappearance». Bellingcat.
The number plate number of this van is 34 CC 2342, which corresponds to the code for Istanbul (34) and vehicles used by consulates (CC).
External links[edit]
- Media related to License plates of Turkey at Wikimedia Commons
Turkish regular legal standard number plate. | |
Country | Turkey |
---|---|
Country code | TR |
Current series | |
Size | 520 mm × 110 mm 20.5 in × 4.3 in |
Serial format | Not standard |
Colour (front) | Black on white |
Colour (rear) | Black on white |
|
A contemporary Turkish number plate. 38 denotes Kayseri.
Turkish vehicle registration plates are number plates found on Turkish vehicles. The plates use an indirect numbering system associated with the geographical info. In Turkey, number plates are made by authorized private workshops.
Appearance[edit]
Turkish number plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminium. On the left, there is the country code «TR» in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, being one in front and the other in rear except motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the Turkish letters except Ç, Ş, İ, Ö, Ü and Ğ.
Dimensions[edit]
Number plate for motorcycles. 34 denotes Istanbul.
- 150×240 mm in rear only for motorbikes, motorcycles and tractors with rubber wheels,
- 110×520 mm in front and rear for cars, 210×320 mm rear available for off-road vehicles, vans, trucks and busses. The size is 150×300 mm for imported vehicles if the regular plate does not fit.
Blue stripe[edit]
Euroband like blue stripe on the left hand side of the plates
A pre-1996 plate without the blue stripe
The blue stripe was introduced after the entry of Turkey to the European Customs Union in 1996,[1] in accordance to compliance to EU laws. Since then, the blue stripe area is often modified by car owners (even by some parliament members like Devlet Bahçeli[1]). The predominant modification of this sorts is to replace the blue color with red crescent and the star of the Turkish flag. This type of modification is in the grey area of the law, for it does not clearly specify which color is to be used in the stripe.[2]
Additionally, vehicle inspection stickers are often stuck on this area.
Numbering system[edit]
The text format on the plates is one of the following:
- «34 P 3169», «34 P 03169»
- «31 PA 069», «34 PA 3169» or
- «31 POR 69», «31 POR 069»
In some provinces, numbering is categorized in groups for tax collecting offices of different districts, for example Dolmuş in Ankara have plates of the form «34 P 3169» and a(ny) vehicle from Polatlı, Ankara has plates of the form ’31 POR 69′, «06 PO 3169» from Etimesgut district. On the other hand, a Dolmuş in Eskişehir has a plate of the form «26 P 3169».
99 — two digits prefix denoting the location, shows the province code number of the main residence of car holder. There are 81 provinces as listed below:
X/XX/XXX – one, two or three letters.
3169/069/69 – four, three or two digits, depending on the number of letters before, not exceeding six letters and digits altogether.
Types[edit]
Type (Used by) | Appearance | Format and Explanation |
---|---|---|
Private vehicles |
| N/A |
Provincial governments, university rectors |
| 99 A 9999 (red characters on white background): |
Police |
| 99 A 99999, 99 AA 999 or 99 AAA 999 (white on blue) |
Gendarmerie |
| 99 JAA 999 (white on blue). Since 2018, replaced old military plates. |
Coast Guard |
| 99 SGH 999 (white on blue). Since 2018, replaced old military plates. |
Members of international organizations |
| 99 B 9999 (blue on white) |
Diplomatic corps |
| Corps Diplomatique: 99 CD 999: (green on white) |
Consulates |
| 99 CC 9999: (white on green)[3] |
Temporary |
| 99 G 9999 (black on yellow). Valid duration for max. 1 month. |
Temporary customs |
| 99 GMR 999 (red on green) |
Foreigners with temporary residence permit |
| 99 MA 999 to 99 MZ 999: (Black on white) |
Syrians with temporary residence permit |
| 99 SAA 999 to 99 SZZ 999: (Black on white) |
Taxis (Istanbul province only) |
| 34 TAA 99 to 34 TKZ 99 |
Taxis (except Istanbul province) |
| 99 T 9999 |
Vanity plates | Turkey allows vanity plates to be issued. A desired text can be written instead of the serial letter place. 99 [TEXT] 999 | |
Presidential cars | The number plate of the president has no numbers, instead it uses the Presidential Seal of Turkey. Other convoy cars use the format CB 00X («CB» for Cumhurbaşkanı’ (English: President)), with golden text on a red background.[citation needed] | |
Deputy Speaker and chairpeople of the parliamentary commissions |
| TBMM stands for Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
Speaker, Vice President, Members of the Cabinet, Chief of the General Staff, the highest ranking commanders of armies, some undersecretaries |
| Gold on red (9999) |
Province governors |
| 99 9999 (golden on red), with first two-digits as province code number prefix |
Official vehicles belonging to the government and public administrations |
| 99 AA 999: (white on black), with first two-digits as province code number prefix |
Military |
| 999999 (black on a white rectangle of 7×20 cm on the bumper of the vehicle, painted by a stencil). 000999 General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, 100999 First Army, 200999 Second Army, 300999 Third Army, 400999 Aegean Army, 500999 Navy, 600999 Air Force, 700999 Gendarmerie. In Gendarmerie plates 7XX999, sometimes the XX digits indicates the province code of the gendarmerie located in. |
Pre-1996 format (private vehicles) |
| These plates lacked the blue stripe (euroband) on the left hand side. |
Pre-1962 format (private vehicles) | These old plates had the name of the province written in full, black background with white letters and usage of dashes. | |
Pre-1996 format (police) |
| white on green |
Location codes[edit]
First two digits indicating the province code:
Code | Province | Code | Province | Code | Province |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Adana | 28 | Giresun | 55 | Samsun |
02 | Adıyaman | 29 | Gümüşhane | 56 | Siirt |
03 | Afyonkarahisar | 30 | Hakkari | 57 | Sinop |
04 | Ağrı | 31 | Hatay | 58 | Sivas |
05 | Amasya | 32 | Isparta | 59 | Tekirdağ |
06 | Ankara | 33 | Mersin | 60 | Tokat |
07 | Antalya | 34 | İstanbul | 61 | Trabzon |
08 | Artvin | 35 | İzmir | 62 | Tunceli |
09 | Aydın | 36 | Kars | 63 | Şanlıurfa |
10 | Balıkesir | 37 | Kastamonu | 64 | Uşak |
11 | Bilecik | 38 | Kayseri | 65 | Van |
12 | Bingöl | 39 | Kırklareli | 66 | Yozgat |
13 | Bitlis | 40 | Kırşehir | 67 | Zonguldak |
14 | Bolu | 41 | Kocaeli | 68 | Aksaray |
15 | Burdur | 42 | Konya | 69 | Bayburt |
16 | Bursa | 43 | Kütahya | 70 | Karaman |
17 | Çanakkale | 44 | Malatya | 71 | Kırıkkale |
18 | Çankırı | 45 | Manisa | 72 | Batman |
19 | Çorum | 46 | Kahramanmaraş | 73 | Şırnak |
20 | Denizli | 47 | Mardin | 74 | Bartın |
21 | Diyarbakır | 48 | Muğla | 75 | Ardahan |
22 | Edirne | 49 | Muş | 76 | Iğdır |
23 | Elazığ | 50 | Nevşehir | 77 | Yalova |
24 | Erzincan | 51 | Niğde | 78 | Karabük |
25 | Erzurum | 52 | Ordu | 79 | Kilis |
26 | Eskişehir | 53 | Rize | 80 | Osmaniye |
27 | Gaziantep | 54 | Sakarya | 81 | Düzce |
Province names until code 67 go alphabetically, with the exception of Mersin, Kahramanmaraş and Şanlıurfa provinces for their previous names taken in account were İçel, Maraş and Urfa, respectively. The ones after the original 67 provinces are newer additions, these province names go chronologically.
See also[edit]
- Vehicle registration plate
- Vehicle registration plates of Europe
References[edit]
- ^ a b «Plakadaki AB mavisine kırmızı etiketli protesto» (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Yurtsan Atakan (July 9, 2008). «Bir dakika karanlığın AKP karşıtı versiyonu kırmızı bantlı plakalar» (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Bellingcat Investigation Team (October 15, 2018). «Examining CCTV Videos of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul Connected to Khashoggi’s Disappearance». Bellingcat.
The number plate number of this van is 34 CC 2342, which corresponds to the code for Istanbul (34) and vehicles used by consulates (CC).
External links[edit]
- Media related to License plates of Turkey at Wikimedia Commons
Турецкий автомобильный номер. 25 — Провинция Эрзурум
Внешний вид
Номерные знаки, имеет четырехугольную форму и изготовлены из алюминия. Слева на поле синего цвета размером 4×10 см написан код страны «TR», как в странах Европейского союза. Текст черного цвета на белом фоне, а для служебных автомашин белый текст на чёрном фоне. На всех автомобилях должны быть две таблички: одна спереди, а другая сзади.
Размер
Задние таблички размером 15×24 см используются только на мотоциклах и тракторах с резиновыми колесами. Передние таблички размером 11×52 см и задние размером 21×32 см на легковых автомобилях, пикапах, микроавтобусах, грузовиках и автобусах. Размер 15×30 см для импортных автомобилей, если на обычной табличке не укладывается.
Система нумерации
Текст на табличках имеет однин из следующих видов:
- «12 A 1234», «12 A 12345»
- «12 AB 999», «12 AB 1234» или
- «12 ABC 99», «12 ABC 123».
12 — первые две цифры обозначают место, свидетельствуещее о месте постоянного жительства владельца автомобиля. В Турции 81 провинция,:
A / AB / ABC — одна / две или три буквы.
1234/123/12 — четыре / три или две цифры в зависимости от количества букв раньше, но не превышающие шести букв и цифр вместе.
- 12 1234 (красные символы на белом фоне): Правительство провинции, ректоры университетов
- 12 A 12345, 12 АB 123 или 12 ABC 123 (белые на синем): Полиция,
- 12 B 1234 (синие на белом): Члены международных организаций,
- от 12 CA 123 до 12 CZ 123: (зелёные на белом): Дипломатические корпуса, (белые на зелёном) консульства
- 12 G 1234 (чёрные на жёлтом): Временные (максимум на один месяц),
- 12 GMR 123 (красные на зелёном): Временные таможенные,
- 12 MA 123 to 99 MZ 999: Иностранцы с временным видом на жительство,
- 34 TXX 12: Такси только в Стамбуле
12 T 1234: Такси во всех провинциях, кроме Стамбула.
Специальные номерные знаки
Президент, члены парламента и военные имеют различные специальные системы нумерации.
- Президент государства (тур. Cumhurbaskani):
Только один государственный герб на красном фоне или номер вида «CB 123» (золотые символы на красном фоне),
- Вице-спикер и председатель парламентской комиссии:
«Герб парлемента TBMM 123» (золотые на красном),
- Спикер, премьер-министр, член кабинета министров, начальник Генерального штаба, высшие должностные командующие армий, некоторые помощники министров:
1234 (золотые на красном),
- Губернаторы провинций:
12 1234 (золотые на красном), причём первые две цифры — код провинции,
- Военные:
123456 (чёрные на белом).
Коды провинций (илов)
Первые две цифры этого номера указывают провинцию.
Код | Провинция |
---|---|
01 | Адана |
02 | Адыяман |
03 | Афьонкарахисар |
04 | Агры |
05 | Амасья |
06 | Анкара |
07 | Анталья |
08 | Артвин |
09 | Айдын |
10 | Балыкесир |
11 | Биледжик |
12 | Бингёль |
13 | Битлис |
14 | Болу |
15 | Бурдур |
16 | Бурса |
17 | Чанаккале |
18 | Чанкыры |
19 | Чорум |
20 | Денизли |
21 | Денизли |
22 | Эдирне |
23 | Элязыг |
24 | Эрзинджан |
25 | Эрзурум |
26 | Эскишехир |
27 | Газиантеп |
28 | Гиресун |
29 | Гюмюшхане |
30 | Хаккяри |
31 | Хатай |
32 | Ыспарта |
33 | Мерсин |
34 | Стамбул |
35 | Измир |
36 | Карс |
37 | Кастамону |
38 | Кайсери |
39 | Кыркларели |
40 | Кыршехир |
41 | Коджаели |
42 | Конья |
43 | Кютахья |
44 | Малатья |
45 | Маниса |
46 | Кахраманмараш |
47 | Мардин |
48 | Мугла |
49 | Муш |
50 | Невшехир |
51 | Нигде |
52 | Орду |
53 | Ризе |
54 | Сакарья |
55 | Самсун |
56 | Сиирт |
57 | Синоп |
58 | Сивас |
59 | Текирдаг |
60 | Токат |
61 | Трабзон |
62 | Тунджели |
63 | Шанлыурфа |
64 | Ушак |
65 | Ван |
66 | Йозгат |
67 | Зонгулдак |
68 | Аксарай |
69 | Байбурт |
70 | Караман |
71 | Кырыккале |
72 | Батман |
73 | Шырнак |
74 | Бартын |
75 | Ардахан |
76 | Ыгдыр |
77 | Ялова |
78 | Карабюк |
79 | Килис |
80 | Османие |
81 | Дюздже |
Индексы автомобильных номеров Европы | |
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Зависимые территории: | Акротири и Декелия | Аландские острова | Гернси | Гибралтар | Джерси | Остров Мэн | Фарерские острова | Шпицберген | Ян-Майен |
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Страны Азии: Индексы автомобильных номеров Азии |
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Азербайджан • Армения • Афганистан • Бангладеш • Бахрейн • Бруней • Бутан • Восточный Тимор • Вьетнам • Грузия • Египет¹ • Израиль • Индия • Индонезия • Иордания • Ирак • Иран • Йемен • Казахстан² • Камбоджа • Катар • Кипр • Киргизия • КНР • КНДР • Республика Корея • Кувейт • Лаос • Ливан • Малайзия • Мальдивы • Монголия • Мьянма • Непал • ОАЭ • Оман • Пакистан • Россия² • Саудовская Аравия • Сингапур • Сирия • Таджикистан • Таиланд • Туркмения • Турция² • Узбекистан • Филиппины • Шри-Ланка • Япония |
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