Learn more about MA and MZ license plates

MA MZ represents foreign vehicles entering Turkey with license plates, temporary entry cards and temporary entry cards for foreign vehicles. Only foreigners who meet the necessary conditions can have this type of license plate. MA and MZ license plates, which are exempt from tax, are issued by the police department of the Ministry of Interior. The most important condition for obtaining these license plates is that the owner of the vehicle is not a citizen of the Republic of Turkey. For cars with MA MZ license plates that come from abroad, as long as they live and work in Turkey and in accordance with the Customs Law No. 4458 The temporary license plate starts with the license plate number of the province in which they are located. Republic of Turkey A person who owns a vehicle with a MA MZ license plate continues to use the license plate until he sells the vehicle or returns abroad.

A person with a MA MZ license plate must be the owner of that vehicle. It means that everyone who drives must write his name on the license. However, he is obliged to pay the Turing Institute the amount of guarantee determined by the government and equal to the value of the vehicle. This amount can be in the form of a bank guarantee or in cash. Who can benefit from guest vehicles? Personnel of foreign press organizations of foreign origin who work in Turkey. Foreign personnel who work for NATO. We mentioned above, only as long as they are in Turkey and their conditions have not changed, only their family and themselves can use cars with MA MZ license plates. Use of vehicles by another person is prohibited. Who cannot use guest vehicles? T.R. Dual nationals who have citizenship and foreign nationals, foreigners who live in Turkey but do not have a work permit

آOr is it possible to sell cars with MA-MZ license plates? It is not legally possible to sell cars with MA-MZ license plates to Turkish citizens. People who have this license plate can sell their cars to people who have the conditions to obtain such a license plate. Foreigners who have a work permit from the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Turkey, foreign athletes affiliated with a federation, foreigners residing in Turkey who have retired from abroad, students and professors. Foreign holders of 3rd and 4th grade birth certificates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign experts temporarily in various ministries within the framework of European Union projects and programs.