We have already written about the need to timely pay for toll roads. However, you also need to remember to pay fines for traffic violations on time. The earlier you pay for them, the cheaper it will cost you.

It is no secret that the Turkish police rarely stop foreigners (although it happens). However, this does not mean that you cannot be assessed a fine. In Turkey, a system of traffic cameras has been installed on the roads. If you violate, there is a good chance that your violation will be recorded and you will be assessed a fine.

How soon do I have to pay a traffic fine in Turkey?

In Turkey, I am not only a photographer (see my portfolio), but also a tourist. That’s why I travel around Turkey often and a lot. And, unfortunately, I have already violated the traffic rules once. Good thing I knew how to check fines and checked them periodically. This allowed me to pay the fine at a discount.

Initially, the fine is assessed with a 25% discount. (And in my case, the fine was 888 Turkish liras, but with a discount it was 600 Turkish liras). You have 15 days to pay the fine with a discount.

If the fine was not paid within this period, you will have to pay the full amount.

What happens if you do not pay the full amount we do not know. According to rumors, the car can be taken to the impound lot. But anyway, Turkish police officers have tablets. So that you once again are not stopped on the road and do not “make you nervous,” it is better to pay fines on time.

How to check traffic fines in Turkey?

So, you can check traffic fines for cars with foreign number plates on this site. If you are not in Turkey, you may need to connect via VPN first and select the country Turkey. We wrote about which VPN works best in Turkey in this article.

First of all, you need to enter the bottom right button of the six: Foreign Vehicle Payments (this translates to “payments for vehicles with foreign license plates”).

You will get a pop-up window, in the upper field (Plaka No) you have to enter the license plate number ( in Latin alphabet!!! ) and overwrite the verification code, in the bottom field.

If you are good, you will be shown a pop-up window with the message “No debt found for given plate number”, which translates as “No debt for given plate number”.

It will be a little worse if a new page opens instead of a pop-up window. On this page will be a list of your violations and the amount to be paid.

How do I know what traffic violation I was fined for?

Unfortunately, on the site you can not find details – where and for what violation the fine was assessed.

For example, in our case, by clicking on the link we see two fields. The Debt Description field is blank. And the field “Organization number” – here is an incomprehensible number 229.

What is it? What was that for? When is it? It’s not clear…

This is because you can’t put your information in the public domain.

In order to find out when and for what the fine was assessed, you need to contact the police. In the Facebook group Ukrainians in Antalya we were advised to go to the department of automobile problems: “To the right-hand side of the big courthouse there is a department that deals with car problems.” We didn’t go there, but this is probably the place.

At the same time, the Ukrainians in the group do not recommend wasting time in finding out. They say you won’t get much information anyway. As an example, we were given a description of the place where the offense was recorded: “KONYAALTI BULVARI ÜZERİ KEMER İSTİKAMETİNE ANTALYA” (Konyaaltı Boulevard towards Kemer, Antalya).

Still, we’ll go to the police. If we have time and inclination, we will write our results here ))

When do I pay a fine for a traffic violation?

I recommend that you pay the fine as soon as possible.

First, there is a 25% discount for the first 15 days. If you don’t pay within 15 days, there is no discount.

We wrote above that there is no way to understand in the system where and when an offense was committed. Therefore, it is better to pay as soon as you see the fine.

And if you don’t pay a traffic ticket, what happens?

As one of the groups said, “If you don’t pay, it’s okay: at most, the traffic police will stop you on the road and take you to the Maidan fine. The driver and the passengers will be safely transported to the nearest bus station.

So much for black humor.

How to pay a fine?

It’s easy to pay. You can do it on your own. But, just in case, I will give an example of the sequence of actions that I did.

So, first you need to tick the fines you want to pay. Then press “Öde”.

First there will be a warning that there will be payment of allocated fines for a car with foreign license plates. To confirm, press the “Evet” button (Turkish for “Yes”).

On the next page, select “Kart” (credit card) from the drop-down menu.

On the page that opens, enter your bank card details.

There’s a strange peculiarity here! The system does not accept payment of traffic fines from a card issued by a Turkish bank. Therefore, you can only enter a foreign credit card number! If your foreign card is expired or lost, you should ask a friend to pay.

Why is this done? It’s not clear.

After confirmation by your bank, this page will open, where on a light green background says that the collection of traffic fines is successful.

Warning! Be sure to download and save/print the PDF document (red “Alındı İndir” button)!

Even though it says below the button that you can re-download this document, I couldn’t find such a section on this site.

What to do after paying the fine?

Of course, order a photo shoot with me! After all, Turkey is a very beautiful and colorful country. There are so many amazingly beautiful places in and around Antalya, where I live. This is the old city of Kaleici, and the amazing ruins of ancient cities, and the beautiful sea, and the deepest canyons, and stunning waterfalls, and fields of lavender, irises, and much more!

And most importantly – I don’t take fines!

My work can be viewed in the portfolio section.

Failed to pay the fine?

No problem. Write your questions in the comments below and I’ll try to answer as soon as possible!