THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAFFIC LAW

The Highway Traffic Law is the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to Traffic Law. The Highway Traffic Law regulates the measures to be taken to ensure road safety in terms of security of life and property and the measures to be taken in matters concerning traffic safety. This branch of law regulates road traffic, the behavior of drivers, the use of vehicles, traffic accidents and criminal and legal responsibilities related to these accidents. Traffic law includes a series of laws, regulations and regulations established to ensure traffic safety and protect the rights of drivers and pedestrians.

Experts in Traffic Law

Our law firm, with its team of experts in the field of Traffic Law, provides services to resolve all kinds of incidents that occur in traffic. We meticulously represent our clients in disputes that may arise within the scope of the Highway Traffic Law and other relevant legal regulations, and offer fast and effective solutions. Banko Law Firm, which closely follows national and international developments, aims to ensure the best way to secure rights by providing attorneyship and consultancy services. In this context, we continue to provide services in related matters within the scope of Traffic Law.

Our Main Services

Automotive Law:
We provide services in legal disputes arising between the buyer and seller of vehicles, and in lawsuits to be filed due to the sale of defective vehicles.

Traffic Accidents:
We represent our clients in compensation and criminal cases arising from fatal and injury traffic accidents, and in loss of vehicle value cases arising from traffic accidents.

Disputes arising from driving under the influence of alcohol:
We provide services in cases of confiscation of driver’s license and cancellation of administrative penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Cases arising from violations of the Traffic Penalty Guide:
We provide services in disputes arising out of violations of speed limits, appeals of unfairly imposed penalties due to the banning of vehicles from traffic, and so on.

Why Us?

You can entrust us to solve the legal challenges you encounter during traffic law proceedings, to ensure the seamless operation of your business and to drive safely in traffic. For more information or to request legal assistance, please contact us. Our law firm specializing in legal solutions is happy to assist you in matters of Traffic Law.

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FAQ

Any objection to a traffic penalty that is considered to be wrongly and unfairly written is made to the Traffic Court in that province, or to the Criminal Court of Peace in cases where there is no Traffic Court.

Vehicles with foreign license plates brought from abroad can be used in Türkiye within the period given by the relevant Customs Directorate. This period is 2 years from the moment the vehicle enters Türkiye. At the end of 2 years, the vehicle must stay abroad for 185 days in order to be used in Türkiye again. After 2 years, the vehicles used in Türkiye are banned from traffic and the owners shall face a fine.

In order to determine whether a vehicle is a change or not, the engine and vehicle identification numbers on the vehicle registration certificate must be compared with the engine and vehicle identification numbers on the vehicle. Although the engine and vehicle identification numbers on the vehicle and the numbers on the registration certificate must be exactly the same, it will be appropriate to have the engine and vehicle identification numbers examined by technical staff (chamber of mechanical engineers, highways inspection station), as there is a possibility of change in case of scraping, erasure, falsification, welding marks, and etc. on the numbers on the vehicle.

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Misdemeanor Law No. 5326, an objection can be made to the Traffic Courts within 15 days from the date of notification of the fine (including the day of notification) and to the authorized Criminal Court of Peace where there are no Traffic Courts.

The main issue to be considered when driving under the influence of alcohol is the promil amount. Legally, drivers are subject to sanctions when they are found to be drunk over 0.50 promil. As long as drivers do not exceed the legal promile amount, there is no sanction for drinking a small amount of alcohol. However, considering the possibility that the alcohol consumed may have different promile values from person to person, we do not recommend driving even if a small amount has been taken. If you are detected to be intoxicated above the legal promile amount, you will be subject to a penalty of 4.064,00 TL as of 2023. The penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol is not limited to a fine. At the same time, the vehicles of drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol are banned from traffic in some cases, and their driver’s licenses are confiscated for 6 (six) months.

The penalty for not blowing the breathalyzer is set as 9.869,00 TL as of 2023. In addition to the fine, the driver’s license will be confiscated for 2 years.

Drivers who are penalized for an act that is criminalized by the Road Traffic Law are given penalty points for each penalty they receive, the principles of which are determined in the regulation. Drivers who receive a total of 100 penalty points within one year from the date of the traffic offense are deprived of their driving licenses for (2) months and are required to attend training.