Vehicle Registration Plates of Turkey - Types

Types

Type (Used by) Appearance Format and Explanation
Private vehicles
TR 59 ZP 157
N/A
Provincial governments, university rectors
TR 34 A 0446
99 A 9999 (red characters on white background):
Police
TR 34 AA 954
99 A 99999, 99 AA 999 or 99 AAA 999 (white on blue)
Members of international organizations
TR 34 B 0426
99 B 9999 (blue on white)
Diplomatic corps
TR 34 CD 534
99 CA 999 to 99 CZ 999: (green on white)
Consulates
TR 34 CE 811
M4C to B 8 45: (#00CCCC on green)
Temporary
TR 34 G 1485
99 G 9999 (black on yellow). Max. 1 month duration.
Temporary customs
TR 34 GMR 032
99 GMR 999 (red on green)
Foreigners with temporary residence permit
TR 34 MA 365
99 MA 999 to 99 MZ 999:
Taxis (Istanbul province only)
TR 34 TSL 83
34 TAA 99 to 34 TKZ 99
Taxis (except Istanbul province)
TR 61 T 0056
99 T 9999
Vanity plates Turkey allows vanity plates to be issued. A desired text can be written instead of the serial letter place.
The presidential cars The license plate of the president has no numbers, instead it uses the presidential seal of Turkey. Other convoy cars use the format CB 00X.
Vice-speaker and chairpeople of the parliamentary commissions
TBMM 037
N/A
Speaker, prime minister, members of the cabinet, chief of the general staff, the highest ranking commanders of armies, some undersecretaries
0019
Gold on red (9999)
Province governors
34 0024
99 9999 (golden on red), with first two-digits as province code number prefix
Official vehicles belonging to the government and public administrations
34 NM 240
99 AA 999: (white on black), with first two-digits as province code number prefix
Military
706001
999999 (black on a white rectangle of 7x20cm on the bumper of the vehicle, painted by a stencil). 100999 Army, 300999 Air Force, 500999 Navy, 700999 Gendarmerie
Pre-1996 format (private vehicles)
59 ZP 157
These plates lacked the blue stripe 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.

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