Foreign Vehicles Carnet (Blue Card)

Foreign Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet (Y.T.G.G.K.) is a document being issued by Touring and Automobile Association of Türkiye for the land vehicles peculiar to private uses which are registered at their residential location and under the names of retired foreign citizens who have temporary residence permit together with the persons resident outside of Turkish Customs Territory who are in Türkiye for carrying out a certain assignment or for the reason of education.

The required documents for obtaining “Foreign Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet” from Touring and Automobile Association of Türkiye and conditions of temporary importing of vehicles as per the 130th and 131st articles of Customs Law numbered with 4458 are stated below.

PERSONS WHO CAN NOT AVAIL Y.T.G.G.K. RIGHT

a) Personnel of embassy and consulate who have 1st or 2nd class Foreign Affairs Ministry identity card.
b) Multinational citizens (with Turkish citizenship)
c) Non resident persons out of the Türkiye (minimum 185 days)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

I) Foreign Employees:

a) Passport and driving license (together with their photocopies)

b) Work permit photocopy given by concerning state authority

c) Turkish-origin foreigners are required to get stamped “exempt from work” in their residence permit.

d) Vehicle Licence as the evidence of the vehicle belongs to him/her, if any vending, sales contract (together with photocopy of seller’s license) from relating consulate.

e) Writing from work place specifies his/her task and its term addressing to the Association. (Company signature circular together with its photocopy)

f) Delivery receipt report of the vehicle from related Customs Directorate.

g) Security according to engine capacity, year model, country of vehicle. (Demand bank letter of guarantee in cash or complies with Association sample.) Please send e-mail to triptik@turing.org.tr for deposit information, please click for Sample of Demand Bank Letter

h) Application form to be completed and signed by owner of the vehicle. Please click for Application form

II) Foreigners Receiving Education:

a) Residence Permit (education purpose)

b) Student Certificate given by school addressing to the Association.

c) Passport, driving license (together with its photocopies)

d) Vehicle Licence as the evidence of the vehicle belongs to him/her, if any vending, sales contract (together with photocopy of seller’s license) from relating consulate.

e) Delivery receipt report of the vehicle from related Customs Directorate

f) Security according to engine capacity, year model, country of vehicle. (Demand bank letter of guarantee in cash or complies with Association sample.) Please send e-mail to triptik@turing.org.tr for deposit information, Please click for Sample of Demand Bank Letter

g) Application form to be completed and signed by owner of the vehicle. Please click for Application form

III) Retired Foreigners:

a) Residence Permit (regulated due to retirement)

b) Document issued by the State Social Security Institution which shows that he/she was retired (certified from notary public, assembly or consulate, together with Turkish translation.)

c) Passport, driving license (together with its photocopies)

d) Vehicle Licence as the evidence of the vehicle belongs to him/her, if any vending, sales contract (together with photocopy of seller’s license) from relating consulate.

e) Delivery receipt report of the vehicle from related Customs Directorate

g) Application form to be completed and signed by owner of the vehicle. Please click for Application form

ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

- Foreign Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet is regulated for 1 or 2 years as the carnet term will not surpass the terms of residence permit and work permit.

- It is very important for not to be applied sanction such as money penalty, to apply for validity extension to Touring and Automobile Association of Turkey before the validity of Y.T.G.G.K. expires. For more information on the extension process, please click here.

- This process can not be cancelled by quitting it later on or by the reasons of non transaction by Customs

- Certified translations by consulate or notary public of vehicle licenses which are not issued in International languages are required.

- The person who obtained Y.T.G.G.K. from Association should firstly go to Customs Office and then to Traffic Department Directorate of related province.

- To be able to drawback the deposited security, the vehicle should be definitely re-exported and Y.T.G.G.K. should be returned to Touring and Automobile Association of Türkiye after closing of its dossier by related Traffic Department and Customs.

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