Turkey summary
Key facts
Official language(s)
Currency
Population
Time zone
Calling code
Drive on the
Member of the EU
Turkish
Turkish lira
73,722,998
GMT + 2
90
Right
No
Local weather
Ankara
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Sat-12° | 4° - Sun-14° | -1°
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Mon-2° | -1° -
Tue-3° | 0°
Speed limits
- Motorways:
- 120kmh (74mph)
- Open roads:
- 90kmh (55mph)
- Towns:
- 50kmh (31mph)
Road Safety
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Alcohol limit:
- 0 promile
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Use of mobile phone whilst driving:
- It is illegal to use a hand held mobile phone when driving and can result in an on the spot fine
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Seat belts:
- It is compulsory for all occupants to wear seat belts in the front and rear of vehicle
- Children under 12 years are not permitted to travel as front seat passengers
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Traffic lights regulations:
- Red – Stop
- Amber – Slow down
- Green – Go
Costs
- Road tolls:
- Tolls are charged between:
Edirne and Istanbul
Istanbul and Izmit
Izmit and Gebze
Tsarsus and Pozanti
Ankara and Gerede
Izmir and Çesme in the direction of Europe to Asia - A KGS card is a must and can be bought from the National offices
- Tolls are charged between:
- On the spot fines:
- Police are empowered to give on the spot fines for motoring and traffic offences
- An official receipt should always be obtained
General motoring advice
- Rush hour in built up areas:
- 1700 -1800hrs
- Fuel:
- Many fuel stations along main motorways are open 24 hrs
- Others are open 0600 – 2200 hrs
- Fuel stations are not as numerous as in other countries, so it is advisable to fill up whenever possible
- Credit cards and debit cards are generally accepted
- Regular unleaded petrol has an octane rating of 91; the octane rating of super is 96
- Unleaded petrol is called kursunsuz benzin
- Unleaded super petrol has an octane rating of 95
- Diesel also goes by the name mazot or dizel
- LPG is getting more popular and is available at many stations
- Parking advice:
- It is advisable to find designated car parking areas, or for short stays, areas where there are parking signs
- There is no metered parking in Turkey, parking officials monitor the streets and collect fees for on street parking
- Most cities have garages and public parking lots