30.07.2025 11:07
The validity of old-style driver's licenses will expire on July 31, 2025. The renewal process, which currently costs 15 TL, will cost 7,438 TL starting tomorrow. Due to the rush on the last day, long lines have formed at the population offices, and citizens need to complete their transactions without wasting time.
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According to information obtained from the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs, it was determined in the latest findings made yesterday that 2 million 482 thousand 461 people have not renewed their driver's licenses. The deadline for renewing old-style licenses obtained before 2016 has come to an end. The General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs once again reminded that the final application date is July 31, 2025. Citizens who want to complete their applications before the deadline flocked to the population directorates. Thousands of people, who took action to avoid being penalized, overloaded the appointment system, while long queues formed in front of population directorates in many provinces. The density is particularly noticeable in large cities. Authorities called on citizens who have not yet applied, emphasizing that the processes can be completed quickly with an appointment made through e-Government.
RENEWAL FEE IS 7,438 TL, TOTAL COST REACHES 20,416 TL The renewal fee for class B driver's licenses for citizens wishing to renew their driver's licenses has been set at 7,438 TL. This fee covers the tax, the value paper fee, the foundation share, and the average cost of a health report. The total amount to be paid by a driver caught with an old license, when the fine and renewal are calculated together, reaches exactly 20,416 TL.
HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT? Those wishing to renew their driver's licenses can make an appointment through the "Alo 199 Call Center," mobile application, or "nvi.gov.tr," complete the necessary documents, and apply to the population directorates. On the other hand, due to citizens leaving their driver's license renewal processes to the last days, there is a density in the population directorates. The General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs is working intensively with all its personnel to carry out the process meticulously to prevent citizens from experiencing grievances.
Those who want to renew their driver's licenses can start the process by visiting randevu.nvi.gov.tr or by calling the ALO 199 call center. To make an appointment:
Log in to the NVİ appointment system.
Select the "Driver's License Transactions" tab.
Enter the T.C. identity number and personal information.
Select the province and district for the appointment.
Choose a suitable date and time and confirm.
Appointment information will be sent to the mobile phone via SMS.
HOW MUCH IS THE DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL FEE, WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED? As the deadline for replacing old-style driver's licenses with new chip licenses approaches, only a payment of 15 TL will be sufficient for applications made until July 31, 2025.
However, after this date, starting from August 1, the renewal fee for class B driver's licenses will rise to 7,438 TL. The documents required during the driver's license renewal application are as follows:
Valid identity document (T.C. identity card or population booklet)
Current old-style driver's license
1 biometric photo
Health report (from a family doctor or private health institution)
Driver's fitness report
Payment receipt for card fee
REACTIONS FROM USERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Reactions from social media users regarding the appointment congestion at the Population Directorate are growing. Users expressed their reactions as follows: "There are no days for driver's license renewal. No appointments. Will it be extended? If it won't be extended, shouldn't citizens benefit from this right until the last day? Is it our fault that we can't get an appointment?"
"I kindly request you to extend the driver's license renewal period. My mother's disabled driver's license process took longer than we expected, and we need a week to complete it."
"Please extend the driver's license renewal process; we cannot keep up with the committee and commission reports, the commission takes 1-2 months, and we cannot find an appointment. Family doctors send us to the committee for the smallest issue, and we end up paying more there."
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