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Turkish vehicle registration plates are
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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

Turkish number plate is rectangular in shape and made of
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. 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
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except Ç, Ş, İ, Ö, Ü and Ğ.


Dimensions

*150×240 mm in rear only for motorbikes,
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s and
tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...
s with rubber wheels, *110×520 mm in front and rear for cars, 210×320 mm rear available for
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s, vans,
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s and
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ses. The size is 150×300 mm for imported vehicles if the regular plate does not fit.


Blue stripe

The blue stripe was introduced after the entry of Turkey to the European Customs Union in 1996, in accordance to compliance to
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. Since then, the blue stripe area is often modified by car owners (even by some parliament members like
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). The predominant modification of this sorts is to replace the blue color with red crescent and the star of the
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. 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. Additionally, vehicle inspection stickers are often stuck on this area.


Numbering system

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
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have plates of the form "34 P 3169" and a(ny) vehicle from
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,
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
has plates of the form '31 POR 69', "06 PO 3169" from
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district. On the other hand, a Dolmuş in
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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

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and chairpeople of the parliamentary commissions, , , , TBMM stands for
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, - ,
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,
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, Members of the Cabinet,
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, 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 , - ,
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, , , , 999999 (black on a white rectangle of 7×20 cm on the bumper of the vehicle, painted by a stencil). 000999
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, 100999 First Army, 200999 Second Army, 300999 Third Army, 400999
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, 500999
Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
, 600999
Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...
, 700999
Gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
. In
Gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
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

First two digits indicating the province code: 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

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Vehicle registration plate A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (American English), or licence plate ( Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identific ...
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Vehicle registration plates of Europe A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate or licence plate (American English and Canadian English respectively), is a metal or plastic plate or plates attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for off ...


References


External links

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