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Driving in Turkey
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Right
50 / 90 / 120 km/h · 31 / 56 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Recommended · Both accepted
EU and most other licences are accepted for short visits; an IDP smooths rental and police stops.
0.05% (0.00% when towing or with passengers under a certain age)
Motorways and the Bosphorus bridges are tolled electronically via HGS - rentals carry a transponder and bill you afterwards. There are no cash booths.
Not required by day.
Mandatory under 135 cm.
The HGS electronic tolling has no cash option and driving a bridge or motorway without a transponder generates a fine - confirm your rental has one. Driving standards are assertive and rural roads carry slow agricultural traffic. Distances are large: Istanbul to Cappadocia is 730 km.