Time is up! The licenses of 1 million 800 thousand people have expired.

01.11.2025 09:44

The deadline for replacing old-style driver's licenses has expired. While the licenses of 1 million 799 thousand 172 individuals who did not complete the renewal process have become invalid, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya emphasized that the deadline will not be extended. Starting today, the fee for renewing a driver's license has increased from 15 TL to 7,438 TL, while the penalty for driving without a license is 18,678 TL.

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New type driver's licenses started to be issued on January 1, 2016. Initially, the deadline for renewing old type licenses was set as December 31, 2020. This period was extended 4 times to prevent citizens from being disadvantaged, and it has now ended.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya called on citizens to renew their licenses through social media throughout October. Yerlikaya emphasized in his posts that this time the deadline would not be extended, sending the message, "Don't wait until the last day."

1 MILLION 800 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE LOST THE VALIDITY OF THEIR LICENSES

According to information obtained from ministry sources, after the calls, 275,608 people applied to renew their licenses in October, and today 40,771 people have applied. Since 2016, 35 million 794 thousand 515 people have received the new type of license, while 1 million 799 thousand 172 people did not complete the renewal process. Those who did not complete the renewal process have lost the validity of their licenses.

FEES INCREASED FROM 15 TL TO 7,500 TL

As of the end of the workday today, the validity of old type licenses has expired. With the expiration of the granted period, the fee for renewing licenses has increased from 15 lira to 7,438 lira and 60 kuruş for B class driver's licenses.

The new renewal fees, effective from November 1, are as follows:

B Class License: 7,438.60 TL

A, A1, A2, and F Class: 3,643.10 TL

C, D, E, and Other Classes: 11,235.60 TL

WHAT IS THE FINE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE?

The fine for driving without a license is 18,678 TL. If the offense of driving without a license is committed multiple times, the monetary fine increases, and imprisonment penalties may come into play. If the person driving without a license is different from the owner of the vehicle, fines will be imposed on both the person driving without a license and the vehicle owner. On the other hand, the fine for driving with an expired license is 3,755 TL.