The Republic of Turkey is one of the 84 countries that have signed the Vienna Convention on the Standardization of Road Traffic Regulations. The Convention was developed during the UNESCO conference from 7 October to 8 November 1968 in Vienna and entered into force on 6 June 1978; According to it, road signs, light signals and roadway markings were standardized. At the same time, the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic was developed at the conference, which unified traffic rules.
Countries that have acceded to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic include the UK, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Countries party to the convention recognize each other's national driving licenses without the need to obtain international licenses.
Thus, you can use foreign driving license in Turkey, the main thing is that the document has full transliteration. But in some cases, international rights or Turkish national rights may be needed. For example, in non-tourist regions of Turkey, car rental companies and insurance companies may request international licenses to draw up a contract. An international driver's license confirms the right to drive vehicles outside the state where the driver passed the state driving test and received a license. In essence, this is a translation of national driver’s licenses into the main languages of international communication and is not an independent document. It must be presented along with the original, therefore, if the original driver's license is lost, the international license becomes invalid. So that during your trip to Turkey you do not have to contact the consulate for a translation or overpay local intermediaries for obtaining international rights, you can order this document in advance at home.
According to the laws of Turkey, after six months of continuous stay of a foreigner in the country, his driver’s license loses its validity, and there are two ways to extend the possibility of legal movement within Turkey by car: either change your driving license to a Turkish one, or leave the country and re-enter, thus resetting it to zero. Thus, a six-month period of his/her VA. This method is effective in many countries and is often used by foreigners living in the state temporarily. The first option of replacing foreign rights with Turkish ones is suitable for those who have settled in the country for a very long time.
