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? Who Pays Motor Vehicle Tax in Turkey, How Is It Calculated, When Is It Due?
Turkey's Motorlu Taşıtlar Vergisi (MTV / Motor Vehicle Tax): who owes it, how it's calculated and paid, and what happens if 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?
- Kasko (Comprehensive Insurance) Prices 2026: How Is the Premium Set?
How is a Kasko premium set? Unlike traffic insurance, Kasko is priced freely by the market — the factors behind it and how to keep it down.
- 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.
- Traffic Insurance Prices 2026: How Is Your Premium Set?
How is traffic insurance priced? We explain SEDDK's tariff system, the bonus-malus step discount, 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.