Türkiye license plates at a glance

Standard plate today: Standard (2014 to today)
Format: 99 LL 9999, for example 40 TG 2950 (L is any letter, 9 any digit)
Issued since: 2014
Size: 520 × 110 mm · every country's size
Legal basis: Karayolları Trafik Yönetmeliği, promulgated 18/7/1997, RG 23053 mükerrer · details
Issued by: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü (General Directorate of Security)

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POST /api/v1/plates/tr/match

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POST /api/v1/plates/tr/match

{ "plate": "40 TG 2950",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "tr-standard-2014",
    "template_url": "…/template.svg" }] }

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Every plate on this page is an SVG drawn from the official design data. The plates API returns two images for every series: the plate as drawn, and an empty template you fill in the browser, so a customer's registration never leaves your page.

Türkiye license plate, Standard (2014 to today), sample 40 TG 2950 — Rendered, with a specimen serial

Türkiye plate, empty template — Empty template, filled client-side

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"render_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/tr/tr-standard-2014.svg",
"template_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/tr/tr-standard-2014/template.svg"

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Türkiye license plates in detail

The plate and number lines describe Standard (2014 to today). Each line names the document it comes from and links to the guide that compares it everywhere.

The plate

Size: 320 × 210 mm (12.6 × 8.3 in); 520 × 110 mm (20.5 × 4.3 in); 300 × 150 mm (11.8 × 5.9 in) for cars; 240 × 150 mm (9.4 × 5.9 in) for motorcycles · mevzuat.gov.tr · every size compared

The number

Format: 99 LL 9999, for example 40 TG 2950 (L is any letter, 9 any digit) · mevzuat.gov.tr

All plates here

Plate types issued today: Standard (2), temporary (3), military (2), diplomatic, consular
History: 9 series recorded; the oldest issued from 2000

standard plates 5

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Foreigner MA mz

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 ML 9999

2000 → today issued for: car, van

Standard

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 99 LL 9999

Size:: 520 × 110 mm (20.5 × 4.3 in) · source · compare

2014 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Standard 240×150 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 99 LL 9999

Size:: 240 × 150 mm (9.4 × 5.9 in) · source · compare

2014 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Standard 320×210 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 99 LL 9999

Size:: 320 × 210 mm (12.6 × 8.3 in) · source · compare

2014 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Standard 300×150 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 99 LL 9999

Size:: 300 × 150 mm (11.8 × 5.9 in) · source · compare

2014 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

temporary plates 3

short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)

Temporary G

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 G 9999

~2014 → today documented from 2014 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

Temporary T

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 T 9999

~2014 → today documented from 2014 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

Temporary customs gmr

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 GMR 999

~2014 → today documented from 2014 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

military plates 2

armed-forces registration systems

Jandarma

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 JLL 999

2017 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus

Coastguard sgh

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 SGH 999

2017 → today issued for: car, van, truck

diplomatic plates 1

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic CD cm

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 CD 9999

2007 → today issued for: car, van

consular plates 1

consular corps where distinct from diplomatic

Consular CC cg

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

Format: 99 CC 9999

2007 → today issued for: car, van

Rules and sources

Legal basis: Karayolları Trafik Yönetmeliği, promulgated 18/7/1997, RG 23053 mükerrer
Issued by: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü (General Directorate of Security) · mevzuat.gov.tr
The number: The number stays with the vehicle

Every source for Türkiye (4)

mevzuat.gov.tr: cited for Issued by; Standard series
mevzuat.gov.tr: cited for Foreigner MA mz series; Standard series; Consular CC cg series; Diplomatic CD cm series; 7 more
resmigazete.gov.tr: cited for Standard series
mevzuat.gov.tr: cited for Standard series

Türkiye license plates at a glance

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Türkiye license plates in detail

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standard plates 5

temporary plates 3

military plates 2

diplomatic plates 1

consular plates 1

Rules and sources

Every source for Türkiye (4)

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