Millions of drivers' licenses are at risk.

31.05.2025 16:33

The renewal period for old-style driving licenses expires on July 31. Those who do not apply to renew their old licenses by the specified date will face hefty fines and will completely lose their right to drive. Drivers with 4 million Class B licenses who do not renew by this date will have to pay 7,438 lira instead of 15 lira.

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According to the temporary Article 10 of the Highway Traffic Regulation, the deadline for renewing old-type driver's licenses will expire on July 31, 2025. After this date, old-type driver's licenses will be considered invalid.

IT WILL RISE TO 7,438 LIRA ON AUGUST 1

While only 15 lira needs to be paid for the renewal of old driver's licenses until July 31, starting from August 1, this fee will rise to 7,438 lira for class B driver's licenses.

Authorities warn citizens not to leave their applications until the last date to prevent possible congestion and grievances that may occur in the coming days.

DANGER AWAITING 4 MILLION PEOPLE

So far, 31 million 643 thousand 355 applications for driver's license renewal have been made, but 4 million 237 thousand people are still using the old driver's license.

5 STEPS TO RENEW A DRIVER'S LICENSE

According to information obtained by AA reporter from the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs, the old-type driver's license can be renewed in the following 5 steps:

1- Appointment booking:

Before starting the procedures, an appointment must be made for population directorates through the NVI Internet Portal (https://randevu.nvi.gov.tr), Alo 199 Call Center, or the NVI Mobile Application.

2- Preparation of necessary documents:

For the application, the old-type driver's license, a receipt showing that a payment of 15 lira (13 lira for the value paper fee and 2 lira for the foundation share) has been made (can be paid through the Revenue Administration's website https://ivd.gib.gov.tr or from contracted banks), a driver's health report issued by authorized health institutions valid for 2 years, and 1 biometric photo taken within the last 6 months are required.

3- Going to the application place:

With the prepared documents, the application is made by going to any population directorate with or without an appointment (an appointment is recommended considering the waiting time).

4- Personalization process and use of temporary document:

After the application, driver's licenses are personalized by the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs within a maximum of 2 business days. During this personalization and delivery process, citizens can continue to drive with the temporary driver's license they will receive from population directorates or through e-Government.

5- Receiving the new driver's license:

The personalized driver's license is delivered to PTT. It is delivered to the address specified during the application or to one of the 2 people that can be specified during the application. Delivery times are stated as 1 day for 56 provincial centers, 2 days for other provinces, and 4 days for districts.