"original 67 provinces are newer additions, these province names go chronologically. Vehicle registration plates of Turkey Turkish car number plates are license plates found on Turkish vehicles. The plates use an indirect numbering system associated with the geographical info. In Turkey, license plates are made by authorized private workshops. The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left, there is the country code ""TR"" in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black."
"Cyrillic letters indicating where the vehicle was first registered. 1994 saw the introduction of the current format, which is intended to comply more closely with international norms. Major changes include the switch from Cyrillic letters to Latin, and the presence of the Turkmen flag with the two-letter country code TM on the left of the plate. Unusually, the alphanumerics are rendered in a mix of DIN 1451 and the unnamed font formerly used on French registration plates. The current format is: XX 99 99 XX while the last two letters is based on geographic location. Diplomatic plates are blue with"
"but without the space, and followed by a smaller T (for Taxi.) Military vehicles have four to six yellow digits on black background, and may be used for all kinds of vehicles from ordinary automobiles to tanks. Turkish car number plates use an indirect numbering system associated with the geographical info. In Turkey, registration plates are made by authorized private workshops. The registration plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left, there is the country code ""TR"" in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in"
"in front and the other in rear except motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the Turkish letters except Ç, Ş, İ, Ö, Ü and Ğ. The blue stripe was introduced after the entry of Turkey to the European Customs Union in 1995, in accordance to compliance to EU laws. Since then, the blue stripe area is often modified by car owners (even by some parliament members like Devlet Bahçeli). The predominant modification of this sorts is to replace the blue color with red crescent and the star of the Turkish flag. This type of modification is in the grey"
"ISO 3166-2:TR ISO 3166-2:TR is the entry for Turkey in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for Turkey, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 81 provinces. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Turkey. The second part is two digits: The digits are currently used in vehicle registration plates and postal codes. The codes"
"colloquially as ""nofuz"" (). Turkey issued ID cards (Turkish: ""Nüfus Hüviyet Cüzdanı"") with 1927 census in Ottoman Arabic letters. With Turkey's change to Latin script, ID cards are changed to Latin in 1928. Surnames are added after 1934, with the Surname Law. Newer ID cards are issued in 1976, however old cards were still valid until 1991. Turkey issued ID cards (Turkish: ""Nüfus Cüzdanı"") for all citizens beginning from 1976. The cards are 7x9 cm in size and have gender specific color (Orange/red for females, blue for males). Starting from 1999, cards are issued with Turkish Identification Number. Cards have"
"Turkish citizen is assigned a unique personal identification number called Turkish Identification Number ( or abbreviated as ""T.C. Kimlik No.""), an 11-digit number with two trailing check digits. This assignment is organized through the MERNIS (abbreviation for ) project that started on 28 October 2000. The national ID card is compulsory for every citizen and is issued at birth. Parents need to register to the authorities with the child's birth certificate. The identification number is used by public institutions in their certificates and documents like identity card, passport, international family book, driving license, form and manifesto they issue to citizens."
"Vehicle registration plates of Turkmenistan Turkmen registration plates were first issued in 1980, when the country was still a Soviet republic. Although it had become a sovereign state in 1991, Turkmenistan continued to use Soviet plates until the introduction of the current format in 1994 – a phenomenon also observed in Kyrgyzstan. Between 1980 and 1993, Turkmen registration plates were manufactured in accordance with the Soviet GOST 3207-77 standard. The alphanumeric sequence took the form of: x #### XX, where x is a lowercase Cyrillic serial/counter letter; # is any digit in the range 0-9; and XX are two uppercase"
"Turkish Identification Number Turkish Identification Number ( or abbreviated as ""T.C. Kimlik No."") is a unique personal identification number that is assigned to every citizen of Turkey. Foreigners residing in Turkey at least six months for any purpose receive a Foreigner Identification Number, which is different from the Turkish Identification Number. The purpose of identification number's introduction is to resolve the problems that arise by same names of different citizens and to speed up the information transfer between the public institutions. With the identification number, services like taxation, security, voting, education, social security, health care, military recruitment, banking and many"
"Turkish Identification Number Turkish Identification Number ( or abbreviated as ""T.C. Kimlik No."") is a unique personal identification number that is assigned to every citizen of Turkey. Foreigners residing in Turkey at least six months for any purpose receive a Foreigner Identification Number, which is different from the Turkish Identification Number. The purpose of identification number's introduction is to resolve the problems that arise by same names of different citizens and to speed up the information transfer between the public institutions. With the identification number, services like taxation, security, voting, education, social security, health care, military recruitment, banking and many"
"white characters (rendered in DIN 1451) of the form ## CD ### – where # is any digit in the range 0-9. The first two digits indicate the embassy to whom the vehicle belongs, whilst the remaining three are serial numbers. The Turkmen flag appears to the left of the plate, above the letters 'TM'. Plates issued to foreign nationals or companies residing in Turkmenistan resemble closely those found in Azerbaijan. They feature black alphanumerics rendered in DIN 1451 on a yellow background, and take the form of: #H ##### (e.g. 2H 50035). They feature black alphanumerics rendered in DIN"
"at the personalization stage. Some of these smart cards are also made to support the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard for Personal Identity Verification, FIPS 201. Turkey implemented the first smart card driver's license system in 1987. Turkey had a high level of road accidents and decided to develop and use digital tachograph devices on heavy vehicles, instead of the existing mechanical ones, to reduce speed violations. Since 1987, the professional driver's licenses in Turkey have been issued as smart cards. A professional driver is required to insert his driver's license into a digital tachograph before starting"
"which Greek border guards cover the letters ""MK"" on Macedonian vehicle plates with a sticker, in Greek and English, reading: “Recognized by Greece as FYROM”. Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonian registration plates of vehicle consist of a two-letter region code, followed by a 4-digit numeric (before 2012 was 3-digits) and a 2-letter alpha code (e.g. SK 2345 MG). There is a blue field on the left side with the international country code for Macedonia - MK. License numeric code contains combination of four digits (0-9), while two letter alpha code is made of combination of letters"
"Turkish identity card The Republic of Turkey Identity Card () is compulsory for all Turkish citizens from birth. The Turkish police are allowed to ask any person to show ID, and refusing to comply may lead to arrest. It can be used as a travel document to enter Northern Cyprus, Georgia (since 2011), Moldova (pending ratification) and Ukraine (since 2017) instead of a passport. Identity cards, theoretically obligatory for all citizens, male and female, existed already in the late Ottoman Empire. They were known in Turkish as ""nüfus tezkeresi"". To the Slavic subjects of the Ottoman state they were known"
"International vehicle registration code The country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter or International Circulation Mark. The sign must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate, or be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate. The allocation of codes is maintained by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the ""Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic"" (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN's Geneva"
"Տ standing for transport vehicles. Armenian registration plates with region codes 22 and 90 are used in Artsakh (for example, ""(AM) 90 SO 123""). Vehicle registration plates of Armenia Vehicle registration plates of Armenia have black characters on a rectangular white background. They are composed of two or three numbers, two letters (smaller than the digits) in the middle, and two (or three) other numbers. At the left side is located the international code """" with an oval car plaque and, sometimes, the national flag. Starting from 6 August 2014 a new design of license plates was implemented. The license"
"Vehicle registration plates of Iraq The Iraqi vehicle registration plate is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq. The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left side, the word ""Iraq"" appears in Arabic and under it, the name of the Governorates of Iraq appears. Beside that the number of the car appears. Only numerals are used and they are written in Eastern Arabic numerals. A new system is being provided by the German companies Mühlbauer AG and Utsch AG. The license plate is color-coded according to the type"
"black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, being one in front and the other in rear except motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the Turkish letters except Ç, Ğ, İ, Ö, Ş and Ü. Ukrainian regular registration plates are issued in European style, using the format AB1234CE (the prefix refers to the region), using Cyrillic letters that resemble Roman letters (A, B, C, E, H, I, K, M, O, P, T, X). There were single-line plates for vehicles and trailers, double-line plates for vehicles with"
"were in previous cards; like marital status, religion, blood type, issuing place, previous surname (for females), hometown (State, District, Village) and register numbers (volume, family and line numbers). Turkish identity card The Republic of Turkey Identity Card () is compulsory for all Turkish citizens from birth. The Turkish police are allowed to ask any person to show ID, and refusing to comply may lead to arrest. It can be used as a travel document to enter Northern Cyprus, Georgia (since 2011), Moldova (pending ratification) and Ukraine (since 2017) instead of a passport. Identity cards, theoretically obligatory for all citizens, male"
"Vehicle registration plates of Tunisia Tunisian vehicle registration plate allows the identification of vehicles registered in Tunisia. It takes the form XXX تونس XXXX where X is a number between 0 and 9, and تونس means ""Tunisia"" in Arabic script. Writing in white on a black background. The first three digits designate the series and the last four digits denote the number of vehicle registration in the series. The serial and registration number are separated by the name of Tunisia in Arabic. The passage of a series to the next is for each record in 9999 vehicles. Rental cars maintain"
"Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Artsakh Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Artsakh have black characters on a rectangular white background. Current plates are European standard 520 mm × 110 mm, and are composed of two numbers, two letters in the middle, and two or three other numbers. At the left side is located the international code """" with an oval car plaque and, sometimes, the national flag of Armenia. Starting from 6 August 2014 a new design of license plates was implemented. The license plates have a flag of Armenia on the left side, a security"
"of vehicle being licensed. Vehicle registration plates of Iraq The Iraqi vehicle registration plate is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq. The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left side, the word ""Iraq"" appears in Arabic and under it, the name of the Governorates of Iraq appears. Beside that the number of the car appears. Only numerals are used and they are written in Eastern Arabic numerals. A new system is being provided by the German companies Mühlbauer AG and Utsch AG. The license plate is color-coded"
"Driving licence in Turkey Driving license in Turkey () is a document issued by the relevant government agency, regional or local security force, confirming the rights of the holder to drive motor vehicles. Driving licence exams are regulated by the Ministry of National Education (Turkey) while the licence is issued by the General Directorate of Security. On 1 January 2016 new Turkish laws concerning driving licences were implemented. The changes are intended to bring Turkey more in line with existing EU driving regulations and concern all road users in Turkey. A foreign national can drive in Turkey with an EU"
"other Turkic nations, particularly Azerbaijan (see Azerbaijani name), especially if they are of pure Turkic origin. The ""Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet"" of 1928, in force as decreed by article 174 of the Constitution of Turkey, prescribes that only letters in the Turkish alphabet may be used on birth certificates. As the Turkish alphabet has no Q, W, X, or other symbols, names including those be cannot be officially given unless they are transliterated into Turkish. Ideological concerns of the families can also affect naming behaviour. Some religious families give second names of Arabic origin,"
"car was registered, the second being taken from the series A, B, C, E, I, K, M, H, P, O, T, X: Vehicle registration plates of Belarus Belarusian vehicle registration plates are currently composed of four digits, two letters and another digit (e.g. 1234 AB-5). The first of the letters and the final digit indicate the region of Belarus in which the car was registered. Vehicles owned by foreign companies use black-on-yellow plates, and the numbers and letters appear in a different order (e.g. M 1223). The diplomatic series uses white letters on a red background, also in a different"
"Vehicle registration plates of Egypt Egyptian vehicle registration number plates are license plates used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Egypt. The new vehicle registration plates, which have been used since August 2008, are rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. The top part has the word ""Egypt"" in English and Arabic in black font on backgrounds of different colors depending on the type of license the vehicle is given. Motorbikes have similar but much smaller plates with light blue (private motorbikes) and dark blue (police motorbikes) the only colors available. The vehicle registration number consists of two"
"when the company started the importation of passenger cars. Mercedes-Benz Türk currently produces intercity (the Travego, Intouro and Tourismo) and municipality buses (the Conecto) at the Hoşdere, Istanbul plant, and light and heavy duty trucks (Actros, Axor, Atego and the Unimog) at the Aksaray plant. Mercedes-Benz Türk is the first company in the Turkish primary automotive industry to get the ISO 9002 quality certificate, obtained in 1994 for the Aksaray plant, and ISO 9001 quality certificate, obtained in 1995 for the Davutpaşa, Istanbul and Hoşdere, Istanbul production plants. Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz Türk has the certificate ISO 14001 for environment management standards"
"Turkish alphabet The Turkish alphabet () is a Latin-script alphabet used for writing the Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters, seven of which (Ç, Ş, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ü) have been modified from their Latin originals for the phonetic requirements of the language. This alphabet represents modern Turkish pronunciation with a high degree of accuracy and specificity. It is the current official alphabet and the latest in a series of distinct alphabets used in different eras. The letters of the Turkish alphabet are: Of these 29 letters, eight are vowels (A, E, I, İ, O, Ö, U, Ü); the"
"years. Vehicle registration plates of Egypt Egyptian vehicle registration number plates are license plates used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Egypt. The new vehicle registration plates, which have been used since August 2008, are rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. The top part has the word ""Egypt"" in English and Arabic in black font on backgrounds of different colors depending on the type of license the vehicle is given. Motorbikes have similar but much smaller plates with light blue (private motorbikes) and dark blue (police motorbikes) the only colors available. The vehicle registration number consists of"
"to have their front windows tinted and have to comply with all EU safety regulations. The US vehicles do not have to comply with EU lighting and emission regulations since the US standards are different. At the end of 2008 the US Forces started to introduce a new plate for temporary registration of vehicles (transfer plates). The small-size version with the blue strip ""USA"" and NATO insignia is in use. The red letters are in FE-style and the code follows the format ""T xx yyyyy"". The ""T"" happens to be short for either ""temporary"" or ""transfer"", but was primarily chosen"
"embossed stamp for security. Ministry of Interior of Turkey issued an EU-like identity cards (Turkish: ""Kimlik Kartı"") for all Turkish citizens. New identity cards are biometric as well as passport, and can be used as bank card, bus ticket or at international trips. Starting from 2 January 2017, these new ID cards are issued all around Turkey. During the application for new cards, fingerprints for all fingers and palm vein prints are collected and associated with the person. New cards require biometric photos (for ages 15 and up) and has signatures of individuals. The new cards omit several information that"
"that were introduced in 2005), but the ISO 4217 code of the ""Turkish new lira"" (TRY) remains in use for the current ""Turkish lira"" in the foreign exchange market. Tourism in Turkey has experienced rapid growth in the last twenty years, and constitutes an important part of the economy. The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism currently promotes Turkish tourism under the Turkey Home name. At its height in 2014, Turkey attracted around 42 million foreign tourists, ranking as the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world. This number however declined to around 36 million in 2015, deteriorated to"
"former area codes other than the primary one mentioned. The country calling code of Turkey is 90. trunk / inner - city code number : 0 international code : 00 Ankara DMS-300 Istanbul DMS-300 İzmir DMS-300 Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir DMS-300 International Exchanges Accept: L/D + area code + subscriber number + ST L /D = language digit : 0 (direct dialing) L /D = language digit : 2 (operator assistance) There are two international operator centers in Turkey, Ankara and İstanbul. Each one of these centers provides operator telephone services according ITU/T dialing: L/D + code11 + ST (Random)"