OtoPilot Blog
- Checking and Paying Your MTV (Motor Vehicle Tax) Debt via GİB and e-Devlet
How do you check and pay your motor vehicle tax debt? A step-by-step guide to GİB's e-Devlet service, İnteraktif Vergi Dairesi, and bank channels.
- How Is MTV Calculated? The Motor Vehicle Tax Calculation Mechanism
What criteria set your MTV amount? Engine size, vehicle value, age, and the electric-vehicle exception — calculation logic based on Law No. 197.
- MTV Exemption 2026: Who and Which Vehicles Are Exempt From Motor Vehicle Tax?
Who qualifies for MTV exemption? Disability exemption, diplomatic exceptions, and public administrations under Law No. 197's exemption article.
- When Is MTV Due? Motor Vehicle Tax (MTV) Payment Calendar
When is MTV due? The January and July installment dates for Motor Vehicle Tax, what happens if a due date falls on a holiday, and late-payment rules.
- What Is MTV? Turkey's Motor Vehicle Tax Guide 2026
Turkey's Motorlu Taşıtlar Vergisi (MTV / Motor Vehicle Tax): what it is, who is liable for it, and what happens if it goes unpaid — a guide under Law No. 197.
- Required Documents and Checks When Buying a Used Car in Turkey
Checks to make before buying a used car in Turkey: registration match, damage/tramer record, debt-lien lookup, inspection status, and independent expertise.
- Selling or Transferring a Vehicle in Turkey 2026: Notary Sale with Automatic Registration
Vehicle sales in Turkey now happen in one step at the notary, with registration updated automatically. What to check before selling and post-sale duties.
- Kasko Insured Value and Diminished Value: How Is Your Car Valued?
How is the Kasko insured value set, why doesn't underinsurance apply, who pays diminished-value compensation, and how are total-loss payouts made?
- How Is a Kasko (Comprehensive Insurance) Premium Set? Pricing Factors (2026)
Why is Kasko priced by the free market rather than a fixed tariff? The factors that set the premium, why quotes differ between insurers, and how to bring it down — without quoting a single TL figure.
- Kasko Types: The Difference Between Narrow, Extended and Full Kasko
The coverage differences between narrow kasko, kasko, extended kasko and full kasko in Turkey, plus optional add-ons and a comparison table.
- Is Kasko (Comprehensive Insurance) Mandatory? How It Differs From Traffic Insurance
Is Kasko a legal requirement? We explain how it differs from traffic insurance, and when it becomes effectively required under a car loan or leasing.
- Kasko (Comprehensive Insurance) Guide 2026: Coverage, Types, Price and Claims
What does Kasko cover, what types exist, how is the price set, and is it mandatory? A one-page guide from coverage to the claims process.
- Vehicle Registration Document (Ruhsat) Guide 2026: Registration, Transfer, Loss, and Lookup
What is the ruhsat (registration document), what to do if it's lost, how to transfer a vehicle, and how to look up registration info. All in one guide.
- Lost or Worn Vehicle Registration (Ruhsat): How to Get a Replacement
Where to go and what documents you need when your ruhsat is lost, stolen, or worn out — and what actually changed about the fee. A step-by-step guide.
- Vehicle Registration Lookup: Checking Your Ruhsat via e-Devlet
How to check registration data, liens on a vehicle, MTV tax debt, and traffic fines through e-Devlet, step by step.
- How Is Your Traffic Insurance Premium Calculated? The Basamak System and Pricing Factors (2026)
How is Turkey's mandatory traffic insurance premium calculated? We walk step by step through SEDDK's tariff system, the no-claims basamak steps, and the factors that shape your premium.
- Traffic Insurance vs. Kasko: Which One Is Mandatory?
What's the difference between mandatory traffic insurance and Kasko (comprehensive insurance)? Coverage, legal basis, and a comparison table.
- When Does Traffic Insurance Renew? Policy Term and Lapse Risk
When does a traffic insurance policy end, and how do you renew it? Policy term, early renewal, and the risk of a day without coverage.
- Traffic Insurance Lookup: Checking Your Policy via SBM and e-Devlet
How to check your traffic insurance policy's validity, start/end dates, and damage history step by step via e-Devlet and SBM.
- Traffic Insurance Guide 2026: Coverage, Price, Renewal, and Lookup
What does mandatory traffic insurance cover, who must carry it, when does it renew, how is the price set, and how do you look up a policy? Full guide.
- Documents Required for Vehicle Inspection in Turkey (2026)
The documents you must bring to your vehicle inspection: registration, ID, mandatory traffic insurance, and the exhaust emission sticker.
- How Often Is Vehicle Inspection Required in Turkey, and When Is It Due?
Vehicle inspection periods in Turkey: how often cars, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles are inspected, when the first inspection is due, and how to check it.
- How to Book a Vehicle Inspection Appointment (TÜVTÜRK 2026)
Step-by-step ways to book a TÜVTÜRK vehicle inspection appointment: online, mobile app, and call center — what info you need and how to change/cancel.
- Vehicle Inspection Guide 2026: Process, Appointment, Fees and Documents
When is vehicle inspection due, how do you book, what documents are needed, and how much does it cost? Every step of the TÜVTÜRK inspection process.
- Failed Your Vehicle Inspection: Minor/Major Defects and What to Do
What to do if your vehicle fails inspection? Minor, major, and unsafe defect classes, re-inspection deadline and fee, and the most common failure reasons.