New Driving Licence Regulation (temporary)

 

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The new temporary driving licence regulation has been implemented and first time driving licence applicants must now apply for a driving licence at a local driving school. 

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You will first be provided with a provisional licence followed by a 5 year licence.

A theory test also needs to be passed (mostly road signs). A booklet will be provided by the driving school.

 

The total cost for lessons + licence is 6000 TL.

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Please read all details in the exact translation of regulation from the Official Gazette, below:

 

Taken from ''Resmi Gazete'', issued 31 October: 

For 180 days from the date of entry of this (Amendment) Regulation, 
the following rules are to be applied to foreign driving license holders : 

(1) A person holding a valid driving license issued in a foreign country needs to have obtained a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus within the period specified in paragraph (3) of Article 45 
Article 45 paragraph 3 states that this is within 1 month of losing visitor status in the TRNC. 

(2) A valid driving licence issued in a foreign country other than the Republic of Turkey. 
person needs to; 

(A) Apply to the Driver's License Renewal Unit by submitting their current 
driving license and pay the fee for a 5 (five) year TRNC driving license. 

(B) Attend a driving school within one week from the date of application. The applicant must take driving lessons for a minimum of five days, where eight hours are day-time and two hours are night-time lessons. 
These lessons are to be under the supervision of a driving school instructor and the vehicle used needs to one provided by the driving school. 

(C) At the end of the five-day training period, the driving school will issue a signed and stamped document declaring that the lessons have been completed. 
(Ç) The applicant needs to take the document obtained from the driving school and submit it together with the receipt received from the Driving Licence Renewal Unit and apply for a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus driving licence within one month. 

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2. This Regulation shall enter into force from the date of its publication in the Resmi (Official) Gazette.