Turkish toll motorways, bridges and tunnels have no cash booths: tolls are paid automatically by HGS (a sticker or tag linked to a balance) or a similar pass. A passage without a pass, or with too little balance, is an ihlalli geçiş — a passage in breach. The clock runs from the day of the passage, so act before any letter arrives.
The 15 / 45 days
- Within 15 days of the passage — pay the normal toll. No fine.
- From the 16th to the 45th day — the toll plus a fine equal to the toll (the 25% discount for traffic fines does not apply).
- After 45 days — the toll plus a fine of four times the toll.
The same rule applies on the privately run crossings (the Osmangazi and Yavuz Sultan Selim bridges, the Eurasia tunnel and others), whose operator collects it. Because the period runs from the passage, this page has no calculator: work it out from the date of your trip.
Paying and checking
Passages can be checked and paid by plate number through the Highways' violation query (ihlalli geçiş sorgulama), the HGS app or the PTT. Unpaid, the debt goes to the tax office, and a Turkish-registered car cannot pass its inspection or be sold until it is paid.
Hire cars and foreign plates
With a rental car the company usually pays the passage from its HGS and charges your card, sometimes with a fee — check the rental contract. A car with foreign plates also has 15 days to pay the toll without a fine. A lawyer for fines and administrative penalties can check a fine you think is wrong; for speeding and other offences see a traffic fine in Turkey.
Prepared by Legal Help Tool. Last updated . General information, not legal advice.
