You can check your driver’s license status and complete related procedures quickly and conveniently through the e-Devlet platform using your Turkish ID number.
How Do You Get a Driver’s License?
The process of obtaining a driver’s license typically proceeds as follows:
- You enroll in a driving school. Almost every district in Turkey has at least one driving school.
- Classes begin on the dates determined by the school. Trainees first attend theoretical lessons.
- After roughly two weeks of theoretical lessons, trainees take the theoretical exam.
- Those who pass the theoretical exam proceed to practical driving lessons. The number of practical lessons varies between schools.
- When practical lessons are complete, trainees take the driving test. Each trainee has up to four attempts in total.
- Based on the examiners’ evaluation during the test, successful candidates receive their driver’s license.
Driver’s License Inquiry Using T.C. ID Number
You can use e-Devlet to query your driver’s license with your T.C. identity number. This process can be completed with the following steps.
- If you have not used e-Devlet before, you can obtain an e-Devlet password from the nearest PTT branch. This also applies to those who have lost or forgotten their password. The fee for obtaining a new password is 2 ₺.
- Go to the “Sürücü Belgesi Başvuru Durumu Sorgulama” page on e-Devlet.
- Log in using your identity number and password.
- After successfully logging in, you can view the results. People who complete the licensing process generally use this inquiry. Checking your license with your identity number can now be done easily online.
Which Theoretical Subjects Are on the License Exam?
The theoretical lessons at driving school include the following subjects:
- First Aid (12 questions)
- Traffic and Environment (23 questions)
- Vehicle Mechanics (9 questions)
- Traffic Etiquette (6 questions)
The numbers in parentheses indicate how many questions from each subject appear on the theoretical exam.
What Should You Watch for in the Driving Test?
Common mistakes to avoid during the driving test include:
- Not wearing a seat belt
- Ignoring traffic lights and signs
- Disregarding commands from traffic police
- Violating overtaking rules
- Failing to signal
- Having difficulty with L parking
- Being unable to park the vehicle
Mistakes made during the exam carry different point penalties. The items above are considered high-penalty errors. Most examiners are not overly strict about a single stall of the vehicle, but failing to signal can lead to immediate termination of the exam.
How to Check Traffic Fines with Your ID Number
Traffic fine inquiries with your identity number are performed through the official website of the General Directorate of Security. After accessing the site, go to the traffic inquiry section and enter the required identity information to view any fines.
How Are Traffic Fines Paid?
You can pay traffic fines through the following channels:
- Branches of private or public banks
- Bank mobile apps or online banking
- e-Devlet
- PTT branches
Payments at bank branches and PTT locations can be completed using identity and plate information. All you need to do is visit one of these branches.
How to Pay Traffic Fines Online
People typically pay traffic fines online through their banks. Most people have a bank account or credit card, so you can pay fines from an account you use daily. Your bank’s mobile app or online banking will usually include a menu option for traffic fine payments.
How to Pay Traffic Fines via e-Devlet
You can pay traffic fines through e-Devlet as follows:
- Log in to your e-Devlet account.
- Type “fines written to vehicle plate” or “fines written to driver’s license and individuals” into the search box at the top of the page and select the relevant service.
- On the payment page, you can pay the fine using your credit card information.
How Are License Exam Results Checked?
License exam results are published on e-Devlet. Some examiners may inform trainees of their results immediately after the exam, but this is not a standardized practice. Examiners are not obligated to announce results in person. Theoretical exam results can also be learned via e-Devlet. In this way, checking a license with an identity number is completed.
When Are License Exam Results Announced?
With current systems, the announcement of license exam results can take only a few seconds. Candidates who finish the theoretical exam can learn their scores as soon as they complete it. License exams are now conducted electronically.
Candidates answer a total of fifty questions and, after declaring the exam finished, proceed to a results terminal. The terminal prints a receipt similar to a store receipt showing the candidate’s score.
How to Query Driver’s License Information
Driver’s license information can be queried through e-Devlet. After logging in with your identity number and password, access the “Sürücü Belgesi Bilgileri Sorgulama” service. The system provides the following information about the license:
- Full name
- Date of issue of the license
- Whether the driver is a candidate driver
- Whether the license is the new-format type
- License classes held by the driver
How to Check a Smoking Fine
You can check fines for smoking violations as follows:
- Log in to e-Devlet with your identity number and password.
- Type “penalty inquiry” into the search box at the top of the page.
- Select the “Penalty Inquiry (Real Person)” service, which is provided by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
- The system will automatically perform the inquiry and display results.
How to Check if a License Plate Is Available
To check whether a license plate is available, consider one of the following options:
- General Directorate of Security
- Traffic Registration Branch Directorates
- SMS service
- Insurance Information and Monitoring Center
The simplest way to learn whether a plate is available is via SMS. Send a message with the word “DETAY” followed by a space and the desired plate to 5664. If the plate is already in use, you will receive a reply with the plate details. If the plate is available, no message will be returned.
This SMS service costs approximately 8 ₺. Plate availability queries are not available through e-Devlet; due to misuse by bad actors, plate query functionality was removed from the system.