DRIVING LICENSE CONVERSION
Effective 01.01.2016, foreigners in Turkey who residing for more than 6 months must obtain a Turkish driver’s license (issued by Turkish Authorities) or convert their original in accordance with the Agreement between the countries.
A foreign drivers' license conversion to a Turkish equivalent is possible without the need to sit a driver's exam, however, this is is only applicable to 84 countries identified as being eligible for a direct conversion to a Turkish license. Below you can find the list of 84 countries currently recognized for the conversion.
The countries not mentioned in the list below, have to sit an exam and obtain Driver License according to Turkish Legislation
1 Albania
2 Armania
3 Austria
4 Azerbaijan
5 Bahamas
6 Bahrain
7 Belarus
8 Belgium
9 Bosnia Herzegovinia
10 Brasil
11 Bulgaria
12 Central African Republic
13 Chile
14 Costa Rika
15 Croatia
16 Cuba
17 Czech Republic
18 Demokratic Congo Republic
19 Denmark
20 Ecuador
21 Estonia
22 Finland
23 France
24 Georgia
25 Germany
26 Ghana
27 Greece
28 Guiana
29 Holland
30 Hungary
31 Indonisia
32 Iran
33 Israel
34 Italy
35 Ivory Coast
36 Kazakhstan
37 Kenya
38 Kirghiztan
39 Kuweyt
40 Latvia
41 Liberia
42 Lithuania
43 Luxemburg
44 Macedonia
45 Mexico
46 Moldova
47 Monaco
48 Mongolia
49 Montenegro
50 Morocco
51 Niger
52 Norway
53 Pakistan
54 Peru
55 Philipinnes
56 Poland
57 Portugal
58 Qatar
59 Romania
60 Russia
61 San Marino
62 Senegal
63 Seychelles
64 Sırbia
65 Slovakia
66 Slovenia
67 South Africa
68 South Korea
69 Spain
70 Sweden
71 Switzerland
72 Tajikistan
73 Thailand
74 Tunusia
75 Turkey
76 Turkmenistan
77 UAE
78 Ukraine
79 United Kingdom
80 Uruguay
81 Uzbekistan
82 Vatican
83 Venezuela
84 Zimbabwe
