Türkiye Transport and Climate Profile 2026
Outline
TÜRKİYE
TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE PROFILE
Supported by:
Transport and Climate Change
Transport Energy Consumption
Adaptation and Resilience
Other Externalities
Vehicle Fleet
Urban Transport
Transport Investments
Transport and Climate Policy Documents
Distribution of Transport and Climate Policy Measures in Policy Documents
National Policy Priorities on Transport
Direct GHG Targets
These tables contains transport-relevant (e.g. economy-wide; sector-specific) GHG emissions targets as explicitly mentioned in the policy documents.
Economy-wide GHG emissions mandates
| The Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) | 2025 | Türkiye aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 466 Mt CO₂ eq. compared to the BAU scenario, limiting GHG emissions to 643 Mt CO₂ eq. in 2035. | 2035 |
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 41% through 2030 (695 Mt CO2 eq in year 2030) compared to the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario given in Türkiye's first NDC (also INDC) considering 2012 as the base year (reference year). Türkiye intends to peak its emissions at the latest in the year 2038. | 2030 |
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Up to 21 percent reduction in GHG emissions from the Business as Usual (BAU) level by 2030. | 2030 |
Net zero, carbon neutrality
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | 2053 Net Zero Emission Target | 2053 |
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | long-term objective of achieving a net zero target by 2053 | 2053 |
Indirect Transport Climate Change Targets
These tables show non-GHG targets as specified in the policy documents which indirectly benefit climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector.
Aviation transport activity
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Airport Total Passengers (Including Direct Transit) (Million) = 246 (182 - 2022) Airline International Cargo Traffic (Thousand Tons) = 3800 (1573 - 2022) | 2028 |
EV charging infrastructure
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Completing 251 thousand charging sockets (35% of which will be DC) and infrastructure investments. Supporting companies to invest in battery cells through partnerships or licensing. Supporting the development of chargers and technology and production investments for fast charging of public transport vehicles. Making the necessary investments for electric vehicle charging stations and planning infrastructure investments in areas where the electricity grid will be established together with the sector. Review of incentives and formulation of recommendations for the market development of charging stations • Determining the minimum local content ratio in the devices and software to be used in the charging station, and taking into account the local content ratio of the products used in the investment and business incentives to be given, • Providing incentives for the development and production of software and hardware for chargers, • Evaluating cooperation opportunities by conducting information activities with the relevant institutions for the realization of charging stations (devices, cables, etc.) to be established by the public, subject to the application of Industrial Cooperation Projects (SIP) | 2030 |
EV in water transport
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Domestic electric motors and | 2030 |
EV mandates/ procurement
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Reaching 35% electric vehicle market share by 2030. Having a total electric vehicle stock of 2.5 million by 2030. | 2030 |
Freight and logistics improvements - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Türkiye's Ranking in Logistics Performance Index = 25 (38 - 2022) Total Container Handling (Million TEUs) = 17.4 (12.4 - 2022) | 2028 |
Freight rail infrastructure improvement
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Freight Transported by Railways (Billion Net Tons-Km) = 40 (16.6 - 2022) | 2028 |
High speed rail (HSR) improvement
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | High Speed Train Line Length (Km, Cumulative) = 5343 (1460 - 2022) | 2028 |
Increasing transport activity
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Maritime Transit Cargo Handling (Million Tones) = 89.5 (81 - 2022) | 2028 |
Modal shift
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Railway Passenger transportation share will increase from 0.96% to 4.15% and railway freight transportation share will increase from 5.08% to 11.24%. The share of highways in annual freight transportation will be reduced from 71% to 67%. | 2030 |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | With the implementation of Transport and Logistics Master Plan 2053 (TLMP), Türkiye aims to increase the share of railways in freight transport from 5.08% to 20.12% and the percentage of railways in passenger transport from 0.96% to 5.31% by 2035. | 2035 |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye further aims to increase the share of railways in freight transport to 21.93% and the share of railways in passenger transport to 6.20% by 2053. | 2053 |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Share of Railways in Land Passenger Transportation (%) = 7.6 (5.37 - 2022) The Share of Railways in Land Freight Transportation (%) = 9 (4.77 - 2022) | 2028 |
Promotion of local manufacturing, services, and contracting in transport
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | The local content rate in mobility vehicles produced by 2030 should be at least 75%. | 2030 |
Rail equipment and furniture improvement
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Signalized Line Ratio (%) = 80 (55 - 2022) | 2028 |
Rail improvement - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Railway Line Efficiency (Passenger-Km+Ton-Km)/(Outline Length) = 7 (2.41 - 2022) Length of Railway Branch Line (Km, Cumulative) = 608 (439 - 2022) | 2028 |
Rail infrastructure expansion
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Expanding the high-speed train (HST) and conventional train (CT) networks aims to boost the share of railway passenger transportation. • A total of 8,554 km of railway lines are planned for construction by 2053, including 6,425 km of high-speed train lines, 1,474 km of conventional train lines, 393 km of high-speed train lines, and 262 km of very high-speed train lines. • Of these, 3,703 km are scheduled for completion between 2024–2029, 2,992 km between 2030–2035, and 750 km between 2036–2053. | 2053 |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | According to the Transport and Logistics Master Plan, it is planned to construct a total of 8.554 km of railway lines, including 6.425 km of rapid rail lines, 1.474 km of conventional rail lines, 393 km of high-speed rail lines and 262 km of very high-speed rail lines, until 2053. | 2053 |
Railway electrification
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | by 2053, complete the electrification of railway lines | 2053 |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The Ratio of Number of Electric Traction (Mainline Locomotive + Train Set) Vehicles to Total Number of Traction Vehicles (%) = 40 (2022- 32) | 2028 |
Research in transport sector
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | 60% of employees employed in the mobility sector certify their competencies with a digital badge | 2030 |
Road infrastructure expansion
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Length of Divided Road (Including Motorway) (km, Cumulative) = 31250 (28986 - 2022) Motorway Length (km, Cumulative) = 4330 (3633 - 2022) | 2028 |
Road surfacing
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | HMA Pavement Road Network (km, Cumulative) = 35000 (30026 - 2022) | 2028 |
Shipping improvement - General
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Increasing the capacity utilization rates of the top 10 container ports in our country to 75%. to increase the localization rate in orders with the production of high value-added products and to increase ship orders to 35%. | 2030 |
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Instructions (SHT-SAF) | 2022 | establishment of SAF blending mandate of 5% | 2030 |
Vehicle manufacturing
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | The goal of establishing "more than one domestic manufacturer of electric passenger and light commercial vehicles" aims to achieve a domestic content ratio of at least 75% in electric vehicles by 2030 | 2030 |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Share in Manufacturing Industry Exports = 16.2 (11.7 - 2022) Exports (Billion USD) = 57.8 (28 - 2022) Imports (Billion USD) = 41.3 (21.4 - 2022) Share in Industrial Value-Added, Real (%) = 10 (6.3, 2022) | 2028 |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | To become a global brand in the field of development and production of mainline locomotives, wagons and electric train sets by 2025 and to export to 5 new markets by 2030. | 2025 |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | The share of the mobility sector in exports will increase to 20% in 2023 , Exports to increase approximately 1.5 times by 2030. In light and heavy commercial vehicles Being a leader in Europe and in the top 5 in the world. To determine the vehicle model standard in urban rail systems in 2030 and to develop models and create new vehicle brands and export to 10 new markets. To become a global brand in the field of development and production of mainline locomotives, wagons and electric train sets by 2025 and to export to 5 new markets by 2030. | 2030 |
Transport and Climate Policy Measures
These tables list the policy measures that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector that had been identified in the transport policy documents.
Access restriction by corridor/ road
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Evaluating the practices for limiting automobile entrance to city centers. Making arrangements so that heavy goods vehicles can enter the city only between specific hours, within the scope of intracity logistics. | x | x |
Active mobility - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Using materials that reduce surface temperature (“cooler pavements”) in high temperature areas of highways and urban roads, constructing tree-lined and sheltered roads for vehicles, bikers and pedestrians, and replacing landscape elements that increase the risk of fire with appropriate alternatives. | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | a long-term urban "re-planning" strategy will be developed to support sustainable modes of transport such as public transportation, walking, and cycling | x | x | |||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | (electric vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.) should be determined and their use should be encouraged at a national, regional and local level. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Pedestrian priority in traffic should be better used by drivers In order to understand the "First of all" implemented in residential areas, in points where there are no traffic lights, on the highway, | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Encouraging Bicycle Use. to determine strategy and concept in terms of physical arrangements, landscape arrangements, and technological applications to guide the pedestrianization projects that differ both in the planning and implementation phase | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Implementing urban planning approaches to turn pedestrian and bicycle trips into attractive alternatives. Promoting the “Slow city” (Slowcity) concept, implementing practices in this line. Reviewing and revising the “Regulation on Principles and Procedures to Increase Energy Efficiency in Transport” to include measures on pedestrian transport, in view of suggestions aiming at speeding up traffic flow and the feasibility of the transport master plan. | x | x | |||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Arrangements facilitating the expansion of the use of envi ronmentally friendly transport vehicles such as bicycles and the pedestrian access in cities, will be encouraged | x |
Active transport infrastructure expansion and improvement
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Bicycle transportation infrastructure will be developed and integrated with public transport in all cities, while also ensuring the integration of private vehicles with public transport. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Measures should be taken to reduce individual vehicle use (walking and bicycle paths, car sharing, park and drive, smart ticketing, etc.) | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | completed the construction of a 55.32 km long bicycle path in 13 provinces, and the construction of a 38.25 km long bicycle path in 8 provinces continues. In addition, the project works of the 175.75 km long bicycle path in 15 provinces have been completed, and the project studies of the 208.67 km-long bicycle path in 20 projects in 12 provinces are continuing. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | deploying suitable infrastruture to spread bicycle use | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Establishing citywide bicycle road networks (bicycle roads or lines), bicycle parking areas, smart bicycle/ bicycle stations | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | Legal arrangements will be made in relation to guides and design criteria to expand pedestrian and bicycle paths. | x |
Aircraft fleet renovation
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | After 2030, improvements will be made to enhance the efficiency of existing technologies in air transportation, with measures introduced to modernize aircraft fleets. | x |
Airport/ground operations improvement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Establishing regional and global logistics bases near airports, supporting these bases with air, sea, road and rail transportation modes, making plans for these regions to be used as regional and global centers for air cargo transportation, as well as to be used as disaster logistics centers in case of disaster. Modernizing the air cargo facilities in Türkiye to serve a large number of aircraft simultaneously. | x |
Alternative fuels - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Increasing the rate of alternative fuel use in urban/rural bus transport | x | x | |||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To develop low or zero emission, energy-efficient, and alternative clean fuel transportation options and expand urban passenger and freight transportation by rail for international and intercity. To increase the use of electricity and alternative energy resources instead of fossil fuels on highways, | x | x | |||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Efforts will be undertaken to reorgani ze the tax system in a way to support climate targets and contribute positively to the expan sion of the market by considering all alternative fuel vehicle groups. Infrastructure and technology invest ments will be made for the use of electric or other alternative fuel vehicles in all modes of transportation, and harmonization and legisla tive arrangements for new generation, sustai nable and integrated mobility services will be completed. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Supporting the production of ships using alternative sustainable fuels for ships with high energy needs (long-distance transportation, etc.) | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Promoting alternative fuels and clean vehicles | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | The dissemination of new generation environmentally friendly (with alternative power system) means of transportation will be ensured with the whole life cycle. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Promoting alternative fuels and clean vehicles by making arrangements in the tax legislation within the framework of currently implemented economic programme and budget policies | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | The use of alternative fuels and clean vehicle technologies in public transport vehicles will be expanded in cities. The use of alternative fuels, new technology engines which can minimize both CO2 and NOX emissions and environmentally friendly hybrid transportation vehicles will be expanded. | x |
Alternative trip schedules
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Within the scope of encouraging work in industry, monitoring the spread of new work models such as remote working/project-based flexible working in a way that will increase employment by implementing the arrangements made for their integration into the social security system, evaluating new needs according to developments and carrying out revisions and pilot applications when necessary | x |
Ammonia
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Ships powered by LNG, battery/electrification, methanol, green hydrogen and ammonia will be priority tasks | x |
App-based mobility
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Within the scope of integrated and smart mobility, the use of personalized userfriendly applications that will increase efficiency, speed, quality and flexibility should be generalized. | x | x |
Aviation electrification
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting electrification of vehicles used in railway/maritime transport and airline ground operations. | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | support the electrification of maritime transport systems, vessels, and ground services in air transportation. | x |
Aviation fuels - General
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | to ensure that environmentally friendly technologies such as alternative fuels are produced and used | x | ||||
| Turkey's National Energy Plan | 2022 | In aircraft, the share of new generation biofuels in fuel mixtures is increasing based on studies in literature. | x |
Aviation improvements - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Airline enterprises will be supported in order to develop regional airline transportation. Legislation will be revised to adapt to the developing and changing business model in civil aviation. | x | ||||
| International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition | 2021 | 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. --- 1. Working together, both through ICAO and other complementary cooperative initiatives, to advance ambitious actions to reduce aviation CO2 emissions at a rate consistent with efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. 2. Supporting the adoption by ICAO of an ambitious long-term aspirational goal consistent with the above-referenced temperature limit, and in view of the industry's commitments towards net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. 3. Ensuring the maximum effectiveness of CORSIA, including by: - supporting efforts at ICAO and working with other ICAO member states to implement and strengthen CORSIA as an important measure to address aviation emissions, including to expand participation in CORSIA, and participating in CORSIA as soon as possible, if our state has not done so already. - taking steps domestically to implement Annex 16 Volume IV of the Chicago Convention as fully as possible and in a timely manner, including with respect to enforcement of domestic regulations, legislation, or Implementation arrangements. - advancing the environmental ambition of the scheme in the course of undertaking the CORSIA Periodic Reviews. - working to ensure that double counting is avoided through the host state's application of corresponding adjustments in accounting for its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement for the mitigation underlying all CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units and, where needed, CORSIA Eligible Fuels, used toward CORSIA compliance. 5. Promoting the development and deployment, through international and national measures, of innovative new low- and zero-carbon aircraft technologies that can reduce aviation CO2 emissions. 7. Promoting capacity building support for the implementation of CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including to advance uptake of freely available tools and to expand regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units. 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. | x | ||||
| Decree Law No. 655 on Certain Regulations Regarding Transportation and Infrastructure | 2018 | From the funds allocated for research and development support specified in the first paragraph, Research and development support for aviation and space technologies can also be provided | x |
Ban of ICE sales
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | outdated technology in maritime and road vehicles will be phased out to align with sustainability goals. | x |
Battery life cycle management
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | A system will be established for battery recycling, secondary use and disposal | x |
Bike sharing
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Bicycle sharing systems (bike path for daily use, integrated with public transport) | x |
Biofuels
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Communique on Blending Ethanol to Gasoline Types came into force in 2012. This legislation introduced the obligation for licensed distributors to blend at least 3% (v/v) of ethanol from domestic agricultural products/waste into gasoline types imported and supplied from refineries. Communique on Blending Biodiesel in Diesel Types came into force in 2017. This legislation introduced the obligation for licensed distributors to blend at least 0.5% (v/v) biodiesel. | x | x | x | x | |
| Turkey's National Energy Plan | 2022 | The biofuel mixture ratio in fossil fuels used by vehicles operating on the highways for the base year is assumed to be constant throughout the study. | x |
Budget/ identification of EV projects
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Efforts will be directed towards in vestment and technology development for hydrogen fuel cells and components, and hyd rogen-based engines. Infrastructure and technology invest ments will be made for the use of electric or other alternative fuel vehicles in all modes of transportation, and harmonization and legisla tive arrangements for new generation, sustai nable and integrated mobility services will be completed. | x |
Budget/ identification of active mobility projects
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | A grant and support was provided to municipalities by the MoEUCC in cooperation with the İLBANK to support the construction of bicycle lanes, green walking trails, environment-friendly streets and noise barriers. | x |
Budget/ identification of rail projects
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Planning new railroad investment projects in a complementary to airways, ports and highways | x | x | x | x |
Budget/ identification of road safety projects
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Safe roads and roadsides: Investments are needed to improve road inspection, star ratings and roads cost effectively. Accelerating infrastructure investments to support multimodal transport in priority corridors in the international arena and eliminating bottlenecks in these corridors. | x |
Bus fleet renewal
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The use of electric buses will be expan ded. | x | ||||
| Road Transport Regulation No. 31004 dated 10.01.2020 | 2020 | Among the vehicles to be recorded in the vehicle documents annexed to the authorization certificate, the number of self-owned buses that will provide the minimum capacity must not be older than 10 years during the initial application and operation period. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Integrating into national legislation the EU Directive 2009/33/EC on the “promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles” which stipulates sanctions to ensure preference of vehicles with the lowest emission and highest energy efficiency in the purchase of public transport vehicles. Determining and putting into practice the strategy of bus and minibus fleets with regard to vehicles with low-carbon emissions. | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | regular maintenance and renewal of the existing public transport vehicle stock; | x |
Capacity building - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The quality of labor force for the automo tive industry will be improved. Research and Development activities will be encouraged for dissemination of envi ronment-friendly, new generation naval and air vehicles. Standards will be determined for transportation and logistics services trainings, and qualified personnel will be trained to be employed in the sector through university-in dustry cooperation | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Advanced Material Support Program will be launched. Planning the training of human resources in the following areas and initiating studies according to the needs determined in the competency-skill map: • Basic/applied research and development on new generation aluminum casting alloys, • Battery management systems, power electronics control systems, charging units software and communication systems software, • Technology development and production in innovative battery technologies, • Engineering for vehicle and component designs using high strength steels, • Developing and applying light metals and alloys, • Technical expertise such as UAV design and operation, • Design engineering, • Expert human resources to develop international projects increasing the number of resources, • • • Providing repair and maintenance services for electric vehicles, Training of existing service personnel specialized in fossil fuel vehicles on electric vehicle services, • Basic discipline areas of software (such as: product management, architecture, testing, verification, etc.), Communication (including V2X) software and hardware development, • Geographic information systems, • Investment and project management in the field of new technology in addition to basic and engineering sciences, • Conducting international pilot studies and commercialization activities, • Developing products and systems for branding and export, • Developing the skills to conduct effective negotiations with investors to obtain investment. Supporting the establishment of “themed” vocational high schools in line with the needs of the prepared competency-skill map. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | provide training on ITS field for public personnel and especially the city officials. | x | x | x | ||
| Road Transport Activities Vocational Qualification Training Regulation | 2003 | The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the professional qualification training and exam, the qualifications of the institutions and organizations that will provide this training and the authorization certificates to be given to them, the professional qualification certificates to be given to those who complete this training or are exempt from this training and the procedures and principles related to these, regarding the professional qualifications foreseen for transportation activities in the Road Transportation Regulation issued based on the "Road Transportation Law" No. 4925 dated 10/7/2003 and the "Law on the Organization and Duties of the Ministry of Transportation" No. 3348 dated 9/4/1987. | x |
Climate-informed design standards
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Using pavements with high permeability on the hard surfaces of roads, sidewalks, squares and car parks in urban. Developing design guidelines to be used as resources in transport plans for the planning and expansion of green infrastructure and use of permeable pavement materials on streets and avenues | x | x | |||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Design standards for emergency transportation and evacuation routes will be determined for each province, and emergency access plans will be determined in case of a disaster | x |
Coordinate planning across government agencies
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | In order to ensure national cyber security, public institutions and organizations, nongovernmental organizations, local governments, universities and the private sector should work in cooperation. Central government representatives should be involved in stakeholder platforms of the local government's logistics sector. | x | x | x | x | |
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Increasing the effectiveness through inter-institutional cooperation, after detection and implementation making the necessary analyses | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | establish an ITS department in municipalities to ensure interoperability and coordination between the institutions. | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making legislative arrangement that will make it mandatory to prepare and approve urban transport plans as integrated with zoning plans and environmental plans | x | x | x | x | x |
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | Legislative arrangements will be made to ensure harmonization and integration between urban transportation plans and city plans. | x | x | x | x | x |
Corridor development program
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The cargo handling capacity and stan dards of existing and under-construction logis tics centers will be increased, and new logisti cs centers will be planned in freight corridors suitable for multimodal transportation. | x | x | x | x |
Cybersecurity
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | In order to ensure national cyber security, public institutions and organizations, nongovernmental organizations, local governments, universities and the private sector should work in cooperation. Central government representatives should be involved in stakeholder platforms of the local government's logistics sector. | x | x | x | x |
Data collection and repositories - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Creating a transport emissions database. Providing support for person/product-based transport related carbon footprint calculation in passenger and cargo transport | x | x | x | x | |
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | A transportation emissions database will be established to monitor demand and emissions data by transportation mode for passenger and freight transportation, as well as for long- and short distance transportation services across road, maritime, air, and rail systems. | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Open data platforms should be developed with access to high-quality data to support data-driven technologies, operations and decision making. In order to analyze passenger mobility at the national level, the necessary digital database should be established and kept up to date. National Transportation Database (NTD) infrastructure should be established to make fast and economic analyzes in planning, monitoring and evaluation processes. Suggestions should be made for making the data to be collected through communication and digitalization useful for other sectors and the use of this data by the stakeholders. Creating new data systems for data collection, sharing and security | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Preparation and opening of open data sets for the creation of Connected and Autonomous vehicle usage and test scenarios. (2. The critical project will be initiated with the “Creation of Mobility Open Data Set” under the title of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Critical Projects .) • Making the necessary hardware investments for processing and calculating big data within the scope of coordination. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Smart Infrastructure are the systems trasmitting, analyzing, measuring, monitoring the data collected through the sensors used within the scope of Smart Environment, Smart Transportation and Communication Technologies, well-responding to the user requirements and environmental changes, as well as constituting public value. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Establishment of the ITS Data Management Center (DMC). integration with the ITS DMC is essential to share the ITS data collected in the DGH's provincial traffic control centers, road traffic control centers and similar centers providing service within the scope of ITS. | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making surveys to establish transport databases in urban transport at the local level, and developing codes that will enable collecting comparative data. Collecting, computerizing, monitoring and evaluating real and reliable transport data in passenger and cargo transportation in all sectors by building the necessary infrastructure. Keeping data and statistics on emission data of all vehicles used in passenger and freight transportation, developing strategies to limit emissions. | x | x | x | x | x |
Data modelling
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Developing an electrical energy demand estimation model for transport purposes | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making forward-looking projections for the transportation sector by calculating the GHG emission limitation options, mitigation potentials and costs. Informing and increasing calculation capacities of maritime and airline companies engaged in international transportation about developments regarding emissions trading originating from international transportation within the scope of the IMO and ICAO. Conducting research and creating statistical data on use of alternative fuels in passenger and freight transportation. | x | x | x | x |
Decreasing transport activity
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Within the scope of encouraging work in industry, monitoring the spread of new work models such as remote working/project-based flexible working in a way that will increase employment by implementing the arrangements made for their integration into the social security system, evaluating new needs according to developments and carrying out revisions and pilot applications when necessary | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Including strategies and objectives on holding meetings via video conference methods in public workplaces in the strategic plans of public institutions. Giving information and trainings and encouraging the academics on increasing distance learning opportunities in universities via “smart classroom” practices . | x |
Development of active mobility plan/ policy
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | developing climate change adaptation strategies in the context of Urban Transport Master Plans, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and Bike Transport Master Plans (BTMPs). | x | x | x | ||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Including bicycle road plan and pedestrian plan in the Transportation Master Plan and Zoning Plans by making amendments in the relevant regulations | x |
Development of automotive plan/ policy
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The Mobility Vehicle and Technologies Roadmap study will be updated in line with all vehicle groups and developments. | x |
Development of aviation plan/policy
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | A national strategy document and road map will be prepared to increase the number of flights of airline companies to other count ries and to obtain new flight permits more ea sily | x | ||||
| International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition | 2021 | 6. Preparing up-to-date state action plans detailing ambitious and concrete national action to reduce aviation emissions and submitting these plans to ICAO well in advance of the 41st ICAO Assembly, where such plans have not already been updated in line with ICAO Assembly Resolution A40-18, paragraph 11. | x |
Development of climate change/ low carbon plan/ policy
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Preparing a national road cargo transport emission reduction roadmap | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | development of "sustainable transportation districts/regions" and low/zero-emission mobility plans | x | x | |||
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | Net Zero Emission Strategy and Action Plan in transportation sector will be prepared and put into practice. | x | x | x | x |
Development of logistics plan/policy
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Regional and urban logistics master plans should be made considering the Transport and Logistics Master Plan. Multi-modal transportation should be given importance in regional logistics master plans. | x | x | x | x | x |
Development of national development plan/ policy
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Regional Plans, Spatial Plans and Urban Logistics and Transportation Master Plans should be created in harmony with each other | x | x | x | x | x |
Development of other transport-related plan/ policy
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | (3) Domestic logistics center within the framework of development plans and annual programs To conduct studies on the determination of principles and policies regarding the establishment, management and operation of logistics centers, to carry out research, planning and coordination activities, to regulate the operation regime of logistics centers, to provide information to users and operators operating in logistics centers. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Preparing sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP) and sustainable urban logistics plans (SULP) in metropolitan municipalities and urban and district centres. Developing new generation mobility management policies and legislation | x | x | x | ||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Regional Plans, Spatial Plans and Urban Logistics and Transportation Master Plans should be created in harmony with each other. Provincial environmental plans made within the scope of country, zone and city should be carried out in a way to ensure cooperation/coordination with strategic objectives, national logistics master plan, national transportation master plan, urban transportation plan, urban logistics master plans and city development plans. | x | x | x | ||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Preparation of the Urban Transport Strategy at the national level by the Urban Transport Unit together with an independent committee composed of relevant public and private sector representatives, local governments, scientists and experts. Preparing and implementing a climate sensitive urban transport strategy with high energy efficiency by selecting pilot cities. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | Urban transportation plans will be drawn up and implemented by protecting environmental, technical, economic and social values. | x | x | x |
Development of rail plan/ policy
| Draft Railway Safety Management System Regulation | 2018 | Development of methods and principles related to the development of common safety indicators and common safety methods | x |
Development of transport adaptation/ emergency/ disaster/ recovery plan/ policy
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | developing climate change adaptation strategies in the context of Urban Transport Master Plans, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and Bike Transport Master Plans (BTMPs). | x | x | x | ||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Türkiye Disaster Response Plan In connection with (TAMP) Safe transportation to prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters completion of planning studies | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The communication, emergency call, information and communication system infrastructure as well as transport systems for emergency response and assistance will be improved at the central and local levels. | x | x | x | x |
Development of transport asset management plan/policy
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Preventive maintenance concept will be taken as a basis to reduce vehicle operating costs and heavy maintenance costs on the hi ghway network | x |
Development of transport plan/ policy
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Regional Plans, Spatial Plans and Urban Logistics and Transportation Master Plans should be created in harmony with each other | x | x | x | x | x |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Preparing the “Transportation Master Plan”. Including bicycle road plan and pedestrian plan in the Transportation Master Plan and Zoning Plans by making amendments in the relevant regulations | x | x | x | x |
Disaster notification/ early warning system
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Developing early warning for climate hazards and transport information systems by including smart and mobile applications | |||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | early warning systems will be designed to be comprehensible to all user groups | |||||
| Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2011 | Establishment and spread of early warning systems in order to reduce the effects of extreme weather events on human health, conducting emergency situation warnings |
Driver licensing
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Making the necessary permits and regulations (licensing, usage and road arrangements, etc.) to increase the use of new generation vehicles such as two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, bicycles and scooters within the scope of micromobility | x |
Dry ports
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | A dry port network should be developed. | x | x | x | x | x |
EV - General
| The Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) | 2025 | promoting electrification | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Projection: By 2035, the number of registered hybrid (currently 317,000) and electric (currently 137,000) vehicles is projected to reach 1.8 million under a low scenario and 4.2 million under a high scenario. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | (electric vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.) should be determined and their use should be encouraged at a national, regional and local level. Instead of fossil fuel vehicle technologies, environmental solutions (hydrogen, electricity) should be disseminated, and electric highway applications should be investigated. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye regards the proliferation of electric vehicles as a strategic goal. By-law on Electric Scooters covering multiple areas in relation to the use of e-scooters in public areas, such as e-scooter applications, authorization of operators, and major safety rules will contribute to the modal shift towards shared mobility. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | To produce environmentally and energy-friendly electric ships used in short-distance passenger and vehicle transportation by 2030 and to become the world leader in small-tonnage ships. Conversion of public mass transportation and service vehicles used within the city (such as buses, minibuses, garbage trucks, cleaning vans) into electric vehicles, and carrying out the necessary studies for the realization of purchases and rentals with SÿP. Necessary arrangements should be made by the relevant institutions to gradually make the purchase of domestic electric (and hybrid) vehicles mandatory in public procurement and leasing. Defining a separate category for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), whose sales are tracked in the same category as hybrid vehicles, for the purpose of determining energy needs. Putting into use more environmentally friendly, smart, economical, new generation transportation vehicles (electric scooters, bicycles, etc.) in last km or door-to-door transportation in urban traffic and making them available for the use of local governments. | x | x | |||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Promoting alternative fuels and clean vehicles | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | promotion of non-motorized or electric vehicles | x |
EV charging infrastructure
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Planning and development of charging station infrastructure in required number and location in the road network for increased use of electric vehicles Developing a national intelligent EV integrated charging and parking management interface | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Autonomous and eco-friendly transportation systems, green hydrogen-fueled engines, and next-generation transportation technologies are being developed, and efforts are underway for smart energy management and data-based charging systems. development of a national integrated interface for smart electric vehicle charging and parking management Estimation: it is estimated that the total number of publicly accessible charging sockets will need to reach 147,000 under the low scenario and 348,000 under the high scenario, 35% of which are expected to be DC chargers. the number of charging sockets required on the national highway network was estimated for the years 2029, 2035, and 2053. The total required number of sockets, which was 3,378 in 2023, is expected to increase to 5,624 by 2029, 14,250 by 2035, and 39,944 by 2053. The current investment in Türkiye's charging infrastructure stands at $137 million. To meet the targets set for the sector, investments are projected to reach approximately $1 billion by 2030 and $2 billion by 2035. Charging stations for electric vehicles will also be adapted to withstand the impacts of climate change as part of the transition to sustainable and clean energy.Charging stations for electric vehicles will also be adapted to withstand the impacts of climate change as part of the transition to sustainable and clean energy. The transition to electric vehicles will be encouraged, with a focus on expanding the charging infrastructure. | x | ||||
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | To promote electric vehicles, charging station network will be improved and the use of domestic electric vehicles will be encouraged. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To promote electric vehicles by establishing a national fast charging station network, | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The MoTI introduced the Charging Stations Call for Electric Vehicles, aiming to increase the number of fast charging units in Türkiye | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Minimum requirements for vehicle charging station technology will be determi ned in line with EU practices. A roadmap for the establishment of charging infrastructure covering all vehicle groups will be determined and state aid will be established. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Station. Preparing legislation on electric vehicles and charging station infrastructure. | x | ||||
| ELECTRICITY MARKET LAW | 2013 | The charging service price and the conditions for access to the charging service for electric vehicles are determined by the Institution. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Establishing charging stations for electric automobiles in cities. | x |
EV in freight
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | The freight transport fleet should be renewed, and environmentally friendly vehicles should be encouraged. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye regards the proliferation of electric vehicles as a strategic goal. By-law on Electric Scooters covering multiple areas in relation to the use of e-scooters in public areas, such as e-scooter applications, authorization of operators, and major safety rules will contribute to the modal shift towards shared mobility. The By-Law on Combined Transport aimed to establish and expand an environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation system by setting out the principles regarding all elements of green logistics activities (such as combined transportation, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas management, and green packaging). In this context, it has been stated that businesses holding a 'Green Logistics Certificate' that continue their combined transportation and green logistics activities will be given additional points in their applications for the UBAK Permit, with various reductions in the Authorization Certificate, Activity Certificate, and Vehicle Card fees that are given by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In addition, among the enterprises that provide continuity in green logistics activities, those who are found suitable according to the procedures and principles to be prepared and published by the MoTI will be entitled to receive the Green Logistics Award. | x |
EV in public transport
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Promoting low/zero emission vehicles in public vehicle fleets. Increasing the use of low/zero emission vehicles in urban centres and attraction points. | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | outdated technology in maritime and road vehicles will be phased out to align with sustainability goals. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The use of electric buses will be expan ded. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | use electric vehicles in public transport and service vehicles to encourage the development of domestic and national technologies, to create a sustainable environment and switch to clean energy in the transportation field, and to create cities with a cleaner environment. establish technical and administrative infrastructure required to spread electric vehicles across our country | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | It is required to adopt environmentally-friendly technologies in selection of fuel and vehicles types used in public transport. | x | x |
EV in water transport
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting electrification of vehicles used in railway/maritime transport and airline ground operations. | x | x | |||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Shipping: To be one of the leading countries in the export of environmentally and energy-friendly fully electric ships used in short-distance passenger and vehicle transportation. | x | x |
EV mandates/ procurement
| Turkey's National Energy Plan | 2022 | The scenarios shared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology regarding the increases in the number of electric vehicles up until 2035 were taken into account. | x |
EV manufacturing
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | To promote electric vehicles, charging station network will be improved and the use of domestic electric vehicles will be encouraged. | x |
Ecodriving
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | expand energy-efficient driving practices | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The By-Law on the Disclosure of Consumers About Fuel Economy of New Passenger Car and CO2 Emissions aims to provide enlightenment of consumers about CO2 emission and fuel economy of new passenger cars offered for sale or rent in the market in order to make consumers informed choices. | x |
Education and behavior change - General
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | To promote electric vehicles, charging station network will be improved and the use of domestic electric vehicles will be encouraged. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The By-Law on the Disclosure of Consumers About Fuel Economy of New Passenger Car and CO2 Emissions aims to provide enlightenment of consumers about CO2 emission and fuel economy of new passenger cars offered for sale or rent in the market in order to make consumers informed choices. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Awareness will be raised, consultancy and information support will be provided for the green transformation of the supply in dustry, and pre-competitive programs of main producers leading and guiding in this field will be supported. Curricula and training methods will be updated in line with today's technological requirements, and programs to be carried out by the private sector to support the competiti veness of the country will be promoted. | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Organizing promotional activities and seminars to raise public awareness about the advantages of electric (and hybrid) and micromobility vehicles. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Make seat belt use a habit for drivers and passengers. Raising awareness of drivers/drivers through campaigns. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | create public awareness of the innovations, benefits and opportunities provided by intelligent transportation systems and applications, and create demand. Updating the School Curriculum to Accommodate Intelligent Transportation and Traffic Safety. society awareness towards public transport use will be raised. | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Promoting the “Slow city” (Slowcity) concept, implementing practices in this line. Preparing guides to be distributed to all local governments on transport planning, rail system investment planning, travel demand management, obstacle-free/ universal design for pedestrian transport. | x | x |
Education curriculum sensitizing about transport subsector
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | In order to train qualified specialist personnel who will serve in the field of transportation, the departments needed for employment should be expanded by cooperating with universities. Standards should be established in transport and logistics education. National and international accreditations on this subject are supported. The career planning and specialization of the workforce needed in the sector should be supported. Occupational standards (job descriptions, employee qualifications, etc.) in the logistics sector should be completed, Professional Competence and Occupational Standards (job descriptions, employee qualifications, etc.) should be regulated by considering the sectoral requirements and the conditions for the graduates of logistics programs to qualify for the professional documents and coordination between the relevant ministries and institutions should be ensured. The National ITS Strategy Document should be supported by training programs in the aforementioned areas, cooperation should be developed with the relevant ministries, national/international organizations, and sector stakeholders, and importance should be given to training, certification, working conditions and career development. Shipping- Developing University-Industry cooperation. Supporting companies specializing in yacht building to protect and increase their branding and employment, and focusing on R&D and innovation in this field. Aviation: Increasing the quality of human resources working at airports • Continuous training of logistics services personnel in terms of aircraft types, property characteristics, equipment use, legislative changes and management • Increasing the quality and quantity of thematic education institutions that will meet the human resources needs of air transport. | x | x | x | x |
Emissions trading and carbon pricing
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Carrying out impact analysis and making necessary arrangements to provide brands with emission trading opportunities, as in the EU practice, in order to encourage the use of electric vehicles. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making forward-looking projections for the transportation sector by calculating the GHG emission limitation options, mitigation potentials and costs. Informing and increasing calculation capacities of maritime and airline companies engaged in international transportation about developments regarding emissions trading originating from international transportation within the scope of the IMO and ICAO. Conducting research and creating statistical data on use of alternative fuels in passenger and freight transportation. | x | x | x | x |
Employment in transport, communication, and storage
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Supporting companies specializing in yacht building to protect and increase their branding and employment, and focusing on R&D and innovation in this field. Aviation: Providing full-time and integrated customs and cargo ground services | x | x |
Energy efficient vehicle incentives excl. EVs
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Developing incentive methods and mechanisms to encourage vehicle fleets owned by public agencies, organizations and private companies to create fleets with clean fuel and clean vehicle technologies | x |
Enforcement - General
| Regulation on the Opening, Operation and Vehicle Inspection of Vehicle Inspection Stations | n.d. | The purpose of this Regulation is to carry out technical inspections of motorized and nonmotorized vehicles traveling on the highway in a more effective and sound manner, thus ensuring road traffic safety for vehicles | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | •Reducing air and environmental pollution and noise generated at variable speeds by controlling CO² emissions that increase with speed variations by keeping the speed of the vehicles constant with Average Speed Control Systems. | x |
Environment impact assessment
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making legislative arrangement that will make traffic impact assessment mandatory for all plan changes, by amending the “Regulation on Principles of Plan Changes”. | x | x | x | x |
Express lanes/ public transport priority
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | dedicated bus lanes and bus corridors will be promoted as quick and effective alternatives in urban transportation during emergencies | x | x |
Financial instruments to support decarbonisation - General
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | In air transportation, the use of "sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)" and synthetic fuels, as defined under ICAO LTAG 2050, CAAF/3 Global Framework decisions, and CORSIA, will be promoted. Efforts are underway to produce and incentivize these fuels domestically, with the aim of significantly reducing the trade deficit caused by jet fuel imports. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Providing incentives for the rejuvenation and development of the Turkish maritime merchant fleet. Providing incentives for green port implementation and reducing the use of environmentally harmful machinery and equipment. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Initiating studies on regulations in the taxing system to reduce GHG emissions from motor vehicles. Promoting alternative fuels and clean vehicles by making arrangements in the tax legislation within the framework of currently implemented economic programme and budget policies. Creating incentive mechanisms in production of land, sea, air vehicles that have high energy efficiency, supporting investments | x | x | x | x |
Fleet-specific improvement for freight
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | By modernizing all logistics vehicles and equipment, the average age and emissions of vehicles should be raised to world standards. Initiatives towards “zero-emission urban logistics” that take into account effective spatial planning, easy access to railways and seaways, logistics operation processes, charging and vehicle technology standards should be supported. | x | x | x | x | x |
Freight Laws and Regulatory measures
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | The purpose of this Regulation is the location selection of logistics centers | x | x | x | x | |
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | The purpose of this Regulation is combined freight transportation (Additional phrase: RG-21/1/2025-32789) is to establish, support and encourage the dissemination of an integrated, balanced and environmentally friendly transportation system by determining the principles, bases and conditions regarding railway intermodal transportation and green logistics activities. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | It should be ensured that the activities are carried out according to the “Logistics System Standards”, which include all legal rules and ethical values and service quality parameters for logistics activities, and which aim to increase the sustainability and institutionalization of the companies, and that the logistics activities are carried out by companies with the necessary certification. Rules for multimodal transport of hazardous material should be continuously improved to ensure interoperability between different modes. Passenger transport legislation, which is regulated in different legislations and serves the same purpose, should be combined in single transport legislation to ensure uniformity in practice. A participatory legislative regulation system infrastructure should be established for the regulations to be made by the local administrations in the field of transportation to coordinate with the national regulations. Shipping - Making new regulations regarding the reduction of emissions originating from ships. Developing the necessary legal regulations regarding the protection of natural resources, as there will be irreversible losses if our natural resources are not appropriately protected while developing our maritime sector. Increasing regulations and inspections in coastal facilities and ports where dangerous goods are handled or temporarily stored. A legal framework should be established to strengthen multi-modal transportation. Logistics legislation should be simplified to be compatible with the European Union. Rail transportation should be harmonized with international legislation. | x | x | x | x | |
| Road Transport Regulation No. 31004 dated 10.01.2020 | 2020 | The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate road transport activities in accordance with the requirements of the national economy; to ensure order and security in transport activities; to determine the market entry conditions for carriers, agencies, freight forwarders, transport organizers, freight warehouse operators, cargo operators, logistics operators, distribution operators, terminal operators and similar transport activities in accordance with the principles of financial adequacy, professional competence and professional reputation, as well as the rights, responsibilities and obligations of those engaged in these activities, senders, passengers and employees; to determine the qualifications of those employed in transport activities and the vehicles, tools, equipment, structures, facilities and the like used in transport activities; to ensure that road transport services are provided together with other transport systems and complementary to each other, to ensure their supervision and to ensure that existing opportunities are used more beneficially. Vehicles that are not registered with a vehicle document are not allowed to enter or exit terminals, loading or unloading points, or to exit from border gates by the authorized officers specified in Article 66. Passengers and goods in such vehicles are allowed to be transferred by taking them to appropriate places. | x |
Freight and logistics improvements - General
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | A single point management of the regulation, supervision and development of all logistics services and different tasks managed by different public authorities in the field of logistics in the country should be provided. Certification and accreditation of logistics companies should be provided. The establishment of “Logistics Centers of Excellence/Research Centers/Institutes/Logistics Valleys/Parks” and “Training Academies” for the development of logistics activities should be carried out in cooperation with the public and private sectors. For the effective and efficient management of urban freight flows, implementation guides should be prepared on urban transfer centers, vehicle size, route and time restrictions and integration with national and international freight flows. Developing regional air cargo transportation. The use of transport containers that can be used by all modes of transport should be increased in order to increase the share of multi-modal transportation. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conducting big data studies to optimize freight transportation between modes (especially ship-train) and conducting preliminary studies to create models and products. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Data-driven logistics management will be undertaken, based on needs, that embraces the generation supply chains that provide forward and reverse flows of goods, services and related information between production point and consumption points. | x | x | x | x |
Freight intermodality - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Creating a flexible transport infrastructure with a high level of modal diversity and intermodal integration, both across the country and in cities. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Providing support for increasing intermodal integration in Urban Rail System transport. Improving the connections of railways with cargo centres such as ports, organized industrial zones, logistics centres, factories, and mining sites. Promoting railway and maritime intermodal and combined cargo transport. | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | By improving the diversity of transport modes and intermodal integration opportunities in urban areas, the capacity for intervention and evacuation in emergencies will be increased, making emergency traffic management more effective and efficient. | x | x | x | x | x |
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To enhance combined transport | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Airports, seaports, railway, metro and bus terminals should be interconnected, and multimodal connecting platforms should be created. It is necessary to carry out studies to become a logistics center with high mobility at the global level with a digitized multimodal integrated transportation infrastructure. In order to synchronize investments and infrastructure works, plans should be made in the context of “load allocated or load-priority line”, taking into account other modes of transportation. Efficient, innovative and multimodal transport services should be supported, including medium and long-distance rail services. Increasing the transhipment service capacity of ports and developing a multi-modal and short-distance maritime transport infrastructure that can serve the countries of the region. Increasing the integration between the railway stations that have been expanded for the future and the existing airports. Ensuring that airports work in integration with road, rail and maritime transport transfer terminals and logistics centers as much as possible. The integration of intermodal transportation in national and international transport should be increased. | x | x | x | x | |
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Enhancing combined transport | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | sustainable, secure and interconnected and integrated transportation systems, including tram, bus, train, subway, car, sea and air transport, bikes and pedestrians, where one or more modes of transportation is/are used | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Constructing junction lines to strengthen connection and integration of railroads with ports and organized industrial zones. Establishing combined and intermodal transportation infrastructure, and building transfer/transhipment terminals between modes. Preparing integrated route plans by conducting social, environmental and economic analyses, so as to support combined transport. | x | x | x | x | |
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Studies will be carried out to assess the potential for the improvement of combined transport. | x | x | x | x |
Freight rail infrastructure improvement
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Developing railway cargo transport in line with the Transport and Logistics Master Plan | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | In addition to these investments, "freight priority" railway lines will be developed to improve connections to ports, logistics hubs, and organized industrial zones. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Annual railway freight transportation will reach 146 million tonnes from 55 million tonnes by 2030. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Creating environmentally friendly rail freight terminals | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In order to make transportation on conventional railway lines safe, environ ment-friendly, economical and efficient, ele ctrification, signaling and communication inf rastructure will be prioritized and completed with a focus on freight potential | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Rail: Implementing operational approaches that shortens journey time and ensures delivery of prompt and comfortable services | x |
Fuel tax
| National Renewable Energy Action Plan for Turkey | 2014 | a tax reduction to promote the use of biofuels obtained from biomass sources or synthetic fuels in transportation. 2% of biodiesel/bioethanol produced from domestic raw material, that is blended with diesel fuel/petrol is exempt from the special consumption tax (ÖTV, in the Turkish acronym). | x | x | x | x |
General transport improvement for elderly, children, or persons with disabilities
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Transportation infrastructure will be made suitable for the evacuation of vulnerable groups (such as people with disabilities, the elderly, children, and pregnant women) | x | x | x | x |
Green aviation program
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Green Airport Project was launched by Directorate General of Civil Aviation and has put into implementation in 2009 and have been improved year by year. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Implementing green port and green airport projects to ensure energy efficiency | x | ||||
| International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition | 2021 | 1. Working together, both through ICAO and other complementary cooperative initiatives, to advance ambitious actions to reduce aviation CO2 emissions at a rate consistent with efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. 2. Supporting the adoption by ICAO of an ambitious long-term aspirational goal consistent with the above-referenced temperature limit, and in view of the industry's commitments towards net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. 3. Ensuring the maximum effectiveness of CORSIA, including by: - supporting efforts at ICAO and working with other ICAO member states to implement and strengthen CORSIA as an important measure to address aviation emissions, including to expand participation in CORSIA, and participating in CORSIA as soon as possible, if our state has not done so already. - taking steps domestically to implement Annex 16 Volume IV of the Chicago Convention as fully as possible and in a timely manner, including with respect to enforcement of domestic regulations, legislation, or Implementation arrangements. - advancing the environmental ambition of the scheme in the course of undertaking the CORSIA Periodic Reviews. - working to ensure that double counting is avoided through the host state's application of corresponding adjustments in accounting for its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement for the mitigation underlying all CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units and, where needed, CORSIA Eligible Fuels, used toward CORSIA compliance. 5. Promoting the development and deployment, through international and national measures, of innovative new low- and zero-carbon aircraft technologies that can reduce aviation CO2 emissions. 7. Promoting capacity building support for the implementation of CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including to advance uptake of freely available tools and to expand regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units. 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. | x |
Green logistics program
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | A business that holds a Green Logistics Certificate from the Ministry shall, within the validity period of the certificate,benefit from the supports listed below. a) A 50% discount is applied to the transportation authorization certificate, DB2, TMFB and TMFB-Dmr fees applied for for the first time. b) A 50% discount is applied to the renewal fees of TMFB, TMFB-Dmr, TÿOYB, L1, L2 and DB2 documents. c) Vehicle card for 100 vehicles to be added to the vehicle document attached to the carrier authorization certificate of the business. 95% discount is applied to the fee. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | enabling passenger and freight transport to calculate transportation-based carbon footprints on a per-person or per-product basis | x | x | x | x | |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The By-Law on Combined Transport aimed to establish and expand an environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation system by setting out the principles regarding all elements of green logistics activities (such as combined transportation, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas management, and green packaging). In this context, it has been stated that businesses holding a 'Green Logistics Certificate' that continue their combined transportation and green logistics activities will be given additional points in their applications for the UBAK Permit, with various reductions in the Authorization Certificate, Activity Certificate, and Vehicle Card fees that are given by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In addition, among the enterprises that provide continuity in green logistics activities, those who are found suitable according to the procedures and principles to be prepared and published by the MoTI will be entitled to receive the Green Logistics Award. With the implementation of Transport and Logistics Master Plan 2053 (TLMP), annual freight transport ratio of road transport will decrease from 71.39% to 59.22% by 2035. | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | By modernizing all logistics vehicles and equipment, the average age and emissions of vehicles should be raised to world standards. Initiatives towards “zero-emission urban logistics” that take into account effective spatial planning, easy access to railways and seaways, logistics operation processes, charging and vehicle technology standards should be supported. | x | x | x | x | x |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The By-Law on Combined Transport aimed to establish and expand an environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation system by setting out the principles regarding all elements of green logistics activities (such as combined transportation, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas management, and green packaging). In this context, it has been stated that businesses holding a 'Green Logistics Certificate' that continue their combined transportation and green logistics activities will be given additional points in their applications for the UBAK Permit, with various reductions in the Authorization Certificate, Activity Certificate, and Vehicle Card fees that are given by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In addition, among the enterprises that provide continuity in green logistics activities, those who are found suitable according to the procedures and principles to be prepared and published by the MoTI will be entitled to receive the Green Logistics Award. | x |
High speed rail (HSR) expansion
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Expanding High-Speed Train and Fast Train network in line with the Transport and Logistics Master Plan | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Expanding the high-speed train (HST) and conventional train (CT) networks aims to boost the share of railway passenger transportation. • A total of 8,554 km of railway lines are planned for construction by 2053, including 6,425 km of high-speed train lines, 1,474 km of conventional train lines, 393 km of high-speed train lines, and 262 km of very high-speed train lines. • Of these, 3,703 km are scheduled for completion between 2024–2029, 2,992 km between 2030–2035, and 750 km between 2036–2053. | x |
High speed rail (HSR) improvement
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | The design and domestic production of all rail system vehicles, including metro, tram, and highspeed trains, will be increased using national capabilities. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | According to the Transport and Logistics Master Plan, it is planned to construct a total of 8.554 km of railway lines, including 6.425 km of rapid rail lines, 1.474 km of conventional rail lines, 393 km of high-speed rail lines and 262 km of very high-speed rail lines, until 2053. The very high-speed rail line, which can reach 400 km per hour between Ankara and Istanbul, is 262 km long between Sincan and Köseköy. The line is planned to be built by 2029. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Ongoing high speed train projects will be completed, line capacity will be increased in bottleneck regions and regions with high freight transportation potential will be conne cted to the railway network | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Supporting the development of national high-speed trains and electric train sets in order to meet the needs of our country and to export. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Realizing high speed railway projects | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Constructing 10,000 km high-speed train railroad lines and 5,000 km conventional railroad lines until 2023 | x |
Hydrogen
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Research and investments in hydrogen-based fuel/engine technologies for large and heavy road vehicles (e.g., buses, trucks) will be increased. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Ships powered by LNG, battery/electrification, methanol, green hydrogen and ammonia will be priority tasks | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Instead of fossil fuel vehicle technologies, environmental solutions (hydrogen, electricity) should be disseminated, and electric highway applications should be investigated. Supporting R&D studies for alternative fuel (hydrogen, etc.) and autonomous ships | x | x | |||
| Türkiye Hydrogen Technologies Strategy and Roadmap | 2023 | Upon Türkiye's ratification of the Paris Agreement, the rate of green hydrogen use will increase rapidly in industries such as transportation, petrochemistry, iron and steel, fertilizer and cement. There will be a significant increase in the number of hydrogen vehicles for forklift and long-distance heavy freight transportation applications | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Efforts will be directed towards in vestment and technology development for hydrogen fuel cells and components, and hyd rogen-based engines. | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conducting strategy and roadmap studies on hydrogen fuel cells. Developing cooperation between academia and the private sector and supporting our country's inclusion in the supply chain being established for the 'clean hydrogen economy' | x | x | x | x |
Incentives for EVs and components
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye revised the tax regulations and reduced Special Consumption Tax (SCT) rates applied on electric and hybrid motor vehicles compared to conventional (internal combustion with high emission) motor vehicles to promote the purchase of these types of vehicles. Tax regulations to provide these incentives came into force year by year (from 2011 to 2016 gradually) for the aforementioned vehicles. With the President Decision dated 12.01.2022 and numbered 5096, Special Consumption Tax (SCT) bases of hybrid vehicles with an electric motor power exceeding 50 kW and an engine cylinder volume between 1600 cm³ and 1800 cm³ have been rearranged | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Financing incentive models should be created to support domestic and national transportation solutions and ensure the widespread use of electric vehicles | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conducting an impact analysis of Special Consumption Tax (SCT) and MTV (MTV) taxes on electric vehicles within the framework of budget requirements and discipline, taking into account the technical features of the vehicle, and making gradual supportive arrangements for electric vehicle purchases from 2022 to 2025. Providing low-interest financing support, • • Supporting the use of electric vehicles by companies, fleets, cargo service providers, short-distance delivery and rental companies, taxis and minibuses with tax reductions and appropriate financing options and conducting impact analysis, Creating a second-hand electric vehicle market Within the scope of providing project-based public support for new investments and existing manufacturers' electric model investments; defining supports such as tax exemption/discount, public procurement guarantee, etc., with an impact analysis addressing supplier development in the domestic market depending on the large-scale automotive main industry, the amount of investment and R&D investments | x |
Increasing transport activity
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To increase the efficiency and coverage of the intercity rail network and its electrification. | x |
Informal public transport (IPT)/ paratransit measures improvement - General
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Ensuring that taxis wait only at taxi stops, and imposing sanctions and inspections on commercial vehicles travelling idly in traffic in the city | x |
Infrastructure improvements - General
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | Within the scope of Green Deal Action Plan, projects ensuring emission reduction and increasing sustainability and connectivity will be implemented in transportation sector. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Fiber communication infrastructure will be deployed on the divided roads and highways falling under DGH's area of responsibility, in order to meet the communication needs of the planned ITS systems for traffic monitoring, measurement and management,. | x | ||||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | Those responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of the highway and All responsible institutions are obliged to keep the highway structure in a condition that ensures traffic safety | x |
Inland waterways (IWT) improvement - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting inter-city maritime passenger transport. Developing urban maritime passenger transport and infrastructure in coastal provinces. Supporting maritime cargo transport and infrastructure. | x | x | |||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | RO-RO, RO-LA and Train-Ferry lines should be developed, their capacities should be increased, inadequacies in their terminals should be eliminated, activities for effective and efficient freight transfers should be developed. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Increasing the number of ro-ro ships in lines where there is demand, for use in freight, passenger and vehicle transportation | x |
Innovations and digitalization - General
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | development of a national integrated interface for smart electric vehicle charging and parking management. Applications related to travel routes and options will be developed to include climate hazards and emergency information, featuring functionalities to direct travel requests accordingly. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye aims to establish financial support mechanisms for innovative technologies to be used for environmentally friendly, sustainable and safe transportation on the ships and ports. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Developing the necessary competence in Türkiye to ensure that system approvals of vehicles with advanced driver assistance sys tems are carried out in Türkiye will be suppor ted. Infrastructure information system will be developed to mitigate the impacts of cli mate change and natural disasters on railway transportation. In the transportation and logistics sector, the use of digital applications and new tech nologies, especially information and commu nication technologies, will be made widespre ad, and more effective and efficient use of the existing infrastructure in transportation sys tems will be ensured. The use of structures that increase travel safety, security and transportation effi ciency through technological solutions such as smart roads, connected and autonomous driving systems, intelligent transportation sys tems, energy absorbing guardrails will be ex panded | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | To launch global software initiatives by initiating projects on open source platforms to popularize the use of the "safety critical systems" approach, which is prominent in software, in advanced technology systems, especially in mobility software. To produce at least 5 smart products with a world-leading market share or brand value in at least one of the advanced technology fields in Türkiye's existing transformation. Rail: Planning the development, coordination and monitoring of innovative technologies and high value-added products in the fields of locomotive control and vehicle traction systems, robotics and artificial intelligence applications, image processing, communication, control products, etc. In commercial UAV usage areas based on need to establish at least 10 platform development companies , and also to establish 10 passenger-carrying DÿKHA platform development companies | x | x | |||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Information Technologies enable the production, collection, processing, having processed and sharing of information (voice, data, text, image, etc.) with the support of technology. Within the scope of Smart City, Information Technologies supports many services such as city administration, energy, transportation and infrastructure horizontally. | x | x | x | x | x |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | deploy a C-ITS test and application corridor that will contribute to transforming the solutions developed in line with the requirements of ITS technologies into final products. Exploring the Disruptive and Innovative Technologies and Their Impacts on the ITS Field. deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. In-Vehicle Information and Communication System (IVICS) Collecting vehicle and road status information, electronic toll collection, accident and emergency status information, driver information and similar services are critical to ensure road and driving safety. | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | Establishment of “Transport Control Centers” in the cities, real-time tracking of movement by Global Location System or Global Positioning System receptors, and informing by communication technologies (internet, GSM etc.) are required. | x | x | x | x |
Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Efficiency in road transportation will be further enhanced through eco driving practices and routing support, supported by the development of physical and technological “”Intelligent Transportation Systems (IT)” infrastructure. Smart City Applications and Intelligent Transportation Systems will also serve as important tools for early warning and information. | x | x | x | ||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Increasing the effectiveness of ITS applications in access between the airport and the settlements. • Creating the ITS architecture of our country in a way that will meet the requirements and needs, highlighting our national technologies, national standards, national strategies and policies, and national smart city architecture • Developing ITS architecture that responds to national and regional requirements and needs, considering the national smart city architecture, and promoting the use of this architecture in ITS applications • Supporting research studies for the development of innovative and game-changing technologies that will enable the most efficient use of existing technology in expanding the scope of ITS application areas, • Developing applications that enable the management of user services on a single platform for centers hosting ITS applications created within the scope of ITS and supporting research projects for this purpose, • Developing a national software that will enable communication and data sharing between centers established within the ITS, such as the Traffic Management Center (TMC), Public Transport Management Center (PTMC), Emergency Management Center (EMC), • Promoting ITS applications at the local level for the dissemination of the ITS architecture to be created at the national level, provided that they comply with the national architecture and the national smart cities architecture. • Establishing an open access data portal to ITS application stakeholders to benefit and cost comparisons of ITS applications, m a k e • Increasing mobility by developing electronic payment systems, public transportation, f l e e t management and multimodal transportation systems, | x | x | x | ||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The use of structures that increase travel safety, security and transportation effi ciency through technological solutions such as smart roads, connected and autonomous driving systems, intelligent transportation sys tems, energy absorbing guardrails will be ex panded. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), which aim to reduce travel times on hi ghways, increase traffic safety and ensure ef ficient use of existing road capacities, will be made widespread. | x | x | |||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Reducing fuel consumption and emissions of road transport with National Intelligent Transport Systems Strategy Document (2014-2023) and its Action Plan (2014-2016) | x | x | |||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Effective management of city traffic by evaluating the data collected from control centers, camera systems, important intersections and crossing points, navigation and GPS devices of vehicles and other similar systems for the purpose of measuring and collecting data to solve the traffic problems of cities. To ensure the protection, improvement and management of the highway network, the dissemination of highway Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications and the production of technologies supporting intelligent transportation systems in our country. | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | widespread use of information systems that provide traffic light routing and automatic detection of cases will be ensured in order to provide the rapid transportation of priority vehicles in traffic as required. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | the national ITS architecture will be prepared. deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Conducting R&D studies to develop smart transport systems | x | x | x | x | |
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Smart transportation system practices will be improved. | x | x | x | x | |
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAW | 2007 | and establishing advanced traffic signaling systems are regulated by a regulation to be prepared jointly with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and put into effect by the Ministry of Transportation. | x |
Investment required for specific projects
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Investments Will Be Encouraged and New Investments Will Be Encouraged. | x |
Investment volume for transport
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | The estimated investment in railways between 2024 and 2053 is projected to reach $70 billion. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | By 2030, a total of 29 billion Dollars (with 2019 prices) of railway investment is foreseen. | x |
Involvement of subnational government for transport activities
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Central government representatives should be involved in stakeholder platforms of the local government's logistics sector. | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | An inventory study will be carried out on the existing design, R&D and production capabilities in the domestic production of rail system vehicles, and necessary arrangements and financial measures will be put in place for the procurements of domestic rail system ve hicles, including local administrations, by de termining the expected demand and needs in the medium term. | x | x | x | x | |
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Starting the “Safe School Routes” project and carrying out the necessary work with the Provincial/ District National Education Directorates, Provincial/District Police Departments and the Municipality under the coordination of the Governorate/District Governorate. | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Activities intended for transportation governance will be conducted at the national, regional and local level for organization, resource management, planning and implementation, operational maintenance, monitoring evaluation, sustainability, interoperability, service management and coordination among stakeholders. | x | x | x | x |
LPG/ CNG/ LNG
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting research for alternative fuelled vehicles (LNG/Hydrogen, Bio CNG, Bio-LNG, etc.) | x | x | |||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Ships powered by LNG, battery/electrification, methanol, green hydrogen and ammonia will be priority tasks | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Constructing ferries and tugboats using LNG fuel in an environmentally friendly (green) manner and presenting these products to the world maritime industry | x |
Land use - General
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Ensuring that all new development proposals such as housing or business areas, are located on the main public transport routes that can provide effective public transportation services | x | x | |||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The centers where the goods produced in the city and brought to the city will be stored, processed and distributed will be formed in the areas to be determined in the spatial plans and transport plans. | x | x | x |
Logistics digitalization and technology
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | an electronic freight system will be established to manage freight transportation demand, enabling the monitoring of vehicle-km and freight metrics within this framework. | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Eco-innovation practices should be encouraged to develop products, services, processes and systems that use the least natural resources and generate the least waste in logistics activities. A digital national inspection system infrastructure should be established that will facilitate the inspection of transportation services and ensure effective inspection. Rail - Carrying out studies in the field of railway transportation within the scope of digitalization. Real-time tracking and sharing of infrastructure and superstructure information (signaling, speed limits, maintenance-repair works, etc.) and locomotives, wagons and load regarding the region and routes, sharing them with the private sector. Shipping - Using UAV technologies that can detect movement and make facial recognition in separate and private areas where dangerous goods are kept. To improve, increase new technology and digitalization. Developing artificial intelligence software to analyze the results of inspections. | x | x | x |
Logistics hub
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | (2) It is mandatory to establish a customs area in logistics centers operating in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. The said areas are subject to the permission, supervision and inspection of the Ministry of Trade. (3) Logistics centers operate on a 24/7 basis. | |||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | The establishment of Logistics Centers, primarily on the main transportation corridors, should be supported in line with regional requirements and by carrying out feasibility studies. Establishing regional and global logistics bases near airports, supporting these bases with air, sea, road and rail transportation modes, making plans for these regions to be used as regional and global centers for air cargo transportation, as well as to be used as disaster logistics centers in case of disaster. Establishing modern cargo logistics centers (cargo villages) close to airports to carry out cargo ground handling, storehouse and warehouse operations, and ensuring that they are operated by the private sector. Ensuring the rehabilitation of existing logistics centers, establishing new logistics centers in international standards and establishing effective business management | |||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Freight and logistics centers close to airports and ports will also be used as disaster logistics centers. The cargo handling capacity and stan dards of existing and under-construction logis tics centers will be increased, and new logisti cs centers will be planned in freight corridors suitable for multimodal transportation. | |||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Increasing the number of logistic centres | |||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The centers where the goods produced in the city and brought to the city will be stored, processed and distributed will be formed in the areas to be determined in the spatial plans and transport plans. | x |
Low-emission vehicle zones
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Applications such as congestion pricing, low emission zone, park and ride, and public transport corridors should be encouraged at the national level, which will reduce the use of individual vehicles and make public transportation widespread. Creating low emission zones for the viable environment | x |
Managing transport GHG emission
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap, which the Ministry of Industry issued in 2022, includes the roadmap of Türkiye in transition to zero emissions in different transport modes. | x | x | x | x |
Maritime Safety
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Extending the safe execution of port operations on a single platform in the port and container tracking mechanism. | x |
Measures to increase car occupancy
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Roadmaps will be developed to increase the load or passenger ratio per vehicle in road transportation to improve efficiency. | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | privilege to occupied vehicles | x |
Micromobility - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Enhancing micromobility/walkin g options around public transport stops. Increasing safe micromobility in urban transport. | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Maritime transport will be integrated with terrestrial public transport systems and micromobility options, such as bicycles and e-scooters. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Making the necessary permits and regulations (licensing, usage and road arrangements, etc.) to increase the use of new generation vehicles such as two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, bicycles and scooters within the scope of micromobility. Implementing autonomous public transportation and micromobility solutions that provide an end-to-end transportation experience in line with the “Smart City” structure by 2030. | x |
Mobility-as-a-service (MAAS)
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Introducing smart card systems enabling fare collection/charging to encourage the use of public transport | x | x | x | ||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Applications such as congestion pricing, low emission zone, park and ride, and public transport corridors should be encouraged at the national level, which will reduce the use of individual vehicles and make public transportation widespread. be created to encourage the development and use of smart systems related to passenger information, online reservation systems and smart tickets, to provide users reach to travel and real-time traffic information. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Single Card Payment System | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Arranging the ticket system in public transport in a way that will increase number of users. Integrating into national legislation the EU Directive 2009/33/EC on the “promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles” which stipulates sanctions to ensure preference of vehicles with the lowest emission and highest energy efficiency in the purchase of public transport vehicles. Improving information and online purchase services regarding tariffs, train schedules and ticket sales. Spreading the existing practices which allow electronic payment of taxes, fines and bank payments, etc. | x | x | |||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | ensuring integration for pricing issues between different transportation modes | x | x | x | x |
Modal shift
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | a) At least 200 combined freight transports in the calendar year preceding the year in which the application was made. or to carry out 200 intermodal transportation trips by railway | x | ||||
| The Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) | 2025 | achieving a modal shift in transport | x | x | x | x | |
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Efforts to increase the share of the railway and maritime sectors will continue to achieve a more balanced transportation system Efforts to increase the share of the railway and maritime sectors will continue to achieve a more balanced transportation system. | x | x | |||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To ensure balanced utilization of transport modes in freight and passenger transport by reducing the share of road transport and increasing the share of maritime and rail transport | x | x | x | ||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The MoTI has released a regulation that supports the transfer of cargoes from road to seaway on 9 August 2022. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | implement some restrictions and fees for road vehicles, considering their environmental impact, in order to realize a certain amount of freight transfer from the road-based system to the rail and rail-connected multi modal transport sector. | x | x | |||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In order to increase the share of railways in freight and passenger transportation and to improve combined transportation opportuni ties, ongoing railway projects will be comple ted and railway connections will be provided to important freight centers such as OIZs, ports and mines. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Ensuring balanced utilization of transport modes in freight and passenger transport by reducing the share of road transport and increasing the share of maritime and rail transport. Implementing special consumption tax exemptions for maritime transport | x | x | x | ||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Encouraging public and private sector employees to use public transportation | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Identifying suitable economic instruments to shift the intense freight and passenger traffic on highways to different transport modes: Conducting demand elasticity researches on taxes, pricing and fines | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Plans will be developed to increase the share and load factor of railways, seaways and airways in freight and passenger road transport. The share of railways and seaways in freight and passenger transportation, which is currently 2%, will be increased, and airway transportation shall be supported. | x | x | x | x |
National speed law
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | It is necessary to implement speed limits and establish a road infrastructure that supports compliance with these speeds. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Determining the legal speed limits of all road sections, including municipal boundaries, in the road network, together with accident analyses. Standard speed across the country arrangements made for the implementation of the limits. Reorganization of speed limits in and outside residential areas according to the condition and density of the road with the aim of preventing accidents. | x | ||||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | The maximum and minimum speed limits at which motor vehicles can be driven, depending on their type and purpose of use, are 90 km/h on two-way intercity highways and 110 km/h on divided roads. The speed limit on highways is determined in the regulation not to exceed 120 km/h. | x |
Nature-based solutions
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | To reduce the vulnerability levels of passengers and transportation activities by mitigating the effects of climate hazards, various engineering measures, along with nature-based "green" solutions, will be implemented to ensure passenger safety and provide uninterrupted services in transportation. | x | x | x | x | x |
Net zero, carbon neutrality
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | For the 2053 net zero emission target, needs in the areas of energy network, infrast ructure technologies and charging station ac cess will be determined according to vehicle groups. | x | x | x | x |
Noise reduction - General
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | A grant and support was provided to municipalities by the MoEUCC in cooperation with the İLBANK to support the construction of bicycle lanes, green walking trails, environment-friendly streets and noise barriers. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | •Reducing air and environmental pollution and noise generated at variable speeds by controlling CO² emissions that increase with speed variations by keeping the speed of the vehicles constant with Average Speed Control Systems. | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | Necessary measures are taken by the activity owners to reduce the noise and vibration originating from transportation vehicles, construction sites, factories, workshops, workplaces, entertainment venues, service buildings and residences to the standards determined by the regulations. | x | x | x | x |
Operational efficiency in logistics
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | The starting point of combined freight transport and intermodal transport by rail refers to the place where the goods are loaded into the transport unit at a single loading point; while the ending point refers to the place where the goods are unloaded from the transport unit at a single unloading point | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | A single point management of the regulation, supervision and development of all logistics services and different tasks managed by different public authorities in the field of logistics in the country should be provided | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In order to increase the share of railways in freight and passenger transportation and to improve combined transportation opportuni ties, ongoing railway projects will be comple ted and railway connections will be provided to important freight centers such as OIZs, ports and mines. | x |
Park and ride facility
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Applications such as congestion pricing, low emission zone, park and ride, and public transport corridors should be encouraged at the national level, which will reduce the use of individual vehicles and make public transportation widespread. be created to encourage the development and use of smart systems related to passenger information, online reservation systems and smart tickets, to provide users reach to travel and real-time traffic information. Creating low emission zones for the viable environment. Motorway projects - In order to ensure the continuity of infrastructure investments, it is important to investigate the applicability of alternative financial resources in the country such as allocating a share from the fuel tax, congestion tax and shadow pricing in the country, apart from the general budget resources. implement some restrictions and fees for road vehicles, considering their environmental impact, in order to realize a certain amount of freight transfer from the road-based system to the rail and rail-connected multi modal transport sector. | x |
Parking measures - General
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | development of a national integrated interface for smart electric vehicle charging and parking management | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Making arrangements that will affect the widespread use of electric vehicles (discount applications or priority rights in the use of parking lots, bridges, highways, etc.) in cooperation with the relevant Ministries. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Separate parking for e-scooters | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Smart parking application. Construction of Smart Parking Lots for Dangerous Goods and Freight Transport Vehicles | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Effective supervision of on road vehicle parking in urban centres, using existing parking lot capacity for short-duration parking, implementing deterrent pricing policies and installing smart parking lot systems. Offering free or low-priced parking areas to clean fuel and clean vehicle users in urban centres. | x | x | |||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | arrangements of parking area capacities and pricing applications | x |
Parking pricing
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Effective supervision of on road vehicle parking in urban centres, using existing parking lot capacity for short-duration parking, implementing deterrent pricing policies and installing smart parking lot systems | x | x | |||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | arrangements of parking area capacities and pricing applications | x |
Passenger and freight load limits
| Draft Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Weights, Dimensions and Loading of Vehicles | n.d. | In towing vehicles, axle capacities may be at most 20% (inclusive) more than the maximum axle weight, and in vehicles to which recovery, mobile repair and maintenance, concrete mixing and pumping machinery and components are mounted, and similar special-purpose and specially equipped vehicles, axle capacities may be at most 50% (inclusive) more than the maximum axle weight. ) The maximum width of vehicles manufactured specifically for use in agricultural work, road maintenance vehicles, rescue vehicles and fire trucks may be 3.05 meters. A road conformity certificate cannot be issued to vehicles with a width of more than 2.55 meters and cannot be registered at traffic registration institutions. The registration of these vehicles is carried out by the relevant institutions. However, vehicles manufactured specifically for use in agricultural work and with a width between 2.55 meters and 3.05 meters cannot be put into traffic on the highway from dusk until dawn. WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES - long table | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Increasing the effectiveness of audits and fines concerning over capacity loading and minimum transport prices in passenger and freight transportation | x | x | x | x | |
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | If the maximum loaded weight is exceeded by more than 20%, the excess load is not allowed to continue on the road without being brought into compliance with subparagraph (b) of the first paragraph. | x |
Port electrification
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | support the electrification of maritime transport systems, vessels, and ground services in air transportation | x |
Private sector investment/ PPP
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | (5) Developing public-private partnership (PPP) models and determining their principles for the construction and operation of logistics centers, including those that are completed or ongoing, negotiating with real or private sector legal entities when deemed necessary on a project basis, determining contribution shares, giving and receiving commitments, renting, leasing, operating, having operated, receiving and giving guarantees, ensuring the participation of the private sector, establishing partnerships, and AYGM | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | development of public-private sector and university cooperation should be supported in order to encourage research and development studies that will enable effective management of human, load and data mobility. The establishment of “Logistics Centers of Excellence/Research Centers/Institutes/Logistics Valleys/Parks” and “Training Academies” for the development of logistics activities should be carried out in cooperation with the public and private sectors. Establishing modern cargo logistics centers (cargo villages) close to airports to carry out cargo ground handling, storehouse and warehouse operations, and ensuring that they are operated by the private sector. Tax reductions, exceptions and exemption arrangements concerning the sector should be clarified together with the sector's stakeholders, and tax reduction in fuel (petroleum products, electricity, etc.) should be based on certain criteria (environment, multi-modal transportation, being in logistics centers, etc.). A public-private partnership should be given importance in the development of multimodal transport systems. | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Curricula and training methods will be updated in line with today's technological requirements, and programs to be carried out by the private sector to support the competiti veness of the country will be promoted. Standards will be determined for transportation and logistics services trainings, and qualified personnel will be trained to be employed in the sector through university-in dustry cooperation | x | x | x | x |
Promote active transport
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Enhancing micromobility/walkin g options around public transport stops | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | promotion of non-motorized or electric vehicles | x |
Promote preparedness and rapid recovery of transport function
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Implementing legislation that reinforces the resilience of transport and communications infrastructure and reduces the vulnerability of infrastructure and users to the hazards of climate change. | x | x | x | x |
Promotion of local manufacturing, services, and contracting in transport
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | The fleet of rail vehicles will be enhanced with domestically produced electric train sets and locomotives, in line with electrification investments. | x | ||||
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | To promote electric vehicles, charging station network will be improved and the use of domestic electric vehicles will be encouraged. The design and domestic production of all rail system vehicles, including metro, tram, and highspeed trains, will be increased using national capabilities. | x | x | |||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Financing incentive models should be created to support domestic and national transportation solutions and ensure the widespread use of electric vehicles | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Increasing domestic procurement and va lue-added at all stages from design to produ ction in the automotive industry supply chain will be supported. A roadmap will be developed for the domestic procurement of critical raw materials used in new generation energy vehicles. Public procurements will be used more effectively to support domestic production in rail systems, and design and R&D will be en couraged. A framework specification for rail sys tem vehicle procurements, including procure ments by local administrations, will be estab lished to support domestic production. | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | In 2023, we will make production investments by developing battery modules and packages and sub components, establish a battery test center, make local inactive material investments in 2025, make battery cell production investments and become a "Regional Battery Production Center" by 2030. Providing incentives for the domestic production of spare parts and equipment for on-site/ on-campus autonomous vehicles and supporting the export capacity of the | x | x | x | x |
Public transport improvement - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Promoting public transport-oriented practices in urban planning | x | x | x | ||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | increase public transportation. | x | x | |||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conversion of public mass transportation and service vehicles used within the city (such as buses, minibuses, garbage trucks, cleaning vans) into electric vehicles, and carrying out the necessary studies for the realization of purchases and rentals with SÿP. | x | x | x | ||
| Medium Term Financial Plan (2021-2023) | 2021 | A public vehicle fleet management system will be established to eanble the sound implementation of policies that will increase efficiency and productivity in the procurement, use and disposal of public vehicles, and the implementation model will be expanded. | x | x | |||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Passenger information systems will be deployed to deliver the public transport services information directly and instantly to passengers. These systems, when deployed, will also meet the needs of individuals with limited mobility. Additionally, as with public transport services diversifying and expanding, data sharing method for academic research and analyses will be established. use electric vehicles in public transport and service vehicles to encourage the development of domestic and national technologies, to create a sustainable environment and switch to clean energy in the transportation field, and to create cities with a cleaner environment | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Integrating into national legislation the EU Directive 2009/33/EC on the “promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles” which stipulates sanctions to ensure preference of vehicles with the lowest emission and highest energy efficiency in the purchase of public transport vehicles. | x | x | |||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The service quality and technological level of public transport systems will be improved. It is required to adopt environmentally-friendly technologies in selection of fuel and vehicles types used in public transport. | x | x | |||
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAW | 2007 | expanding public transportation | x | x |
Public transport intermodality - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Creating a flexible transport infrastructure with a high level of modal diversity and intermodal integration, both across the country and in cities. | x | x | x | ||
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Providing support for increasing intermodal integration in Urban Rail System transport. Integrating public transport systems with each other and with other urban rubber-tired transport modes. | x | x | x | ||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Urban rail system investments, including suburban rail and urban transit systems (metros, light rail, and trams), will integrate public transport systems to create a seamless network capable of competing with private automobiles. The prioritization of effective public transportation systems will continue, and cities will be divided into sustainable mobility districts, with strengthened public transport connections between these districts encouraged. Similarly, in coastal cities, the share of maritime transport will be increased through integration with urban public transport systems and intercity passenger transport. Maritime transport will be integrated with terrestrial public transport systems and micromobility options, such as bicycles and e-scooters. | x | x | x | ||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Measures should be taken to reduce individual vehicle use (walking and bicycle paths, car sharing, park and drive, smart ticketing, etc.) | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | sustainable, secure and interconnected and integrated transportation systems, including tram, bus, train, subway, car, sea and air transport, bikes and pedestrians, where one or more modes of transportation is/are used | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Integrating mass transport systems with each other and other urban transport modes | x | x | x |
Public transport safety
| Draft Railway Systems Interoperability Regulation | n.d. | ) The purpose of this Regulation is to define the optimum level of technical harmonization to facilitate, improve and develop rail transport services between national and international railway systems and to determine the conditions to be met regarding interoperability in order to ensure railway safety in accordance with the Railway Safety Regulation. | x | ||||
| Railway Safety Regulations | n.d. | The purpose of this Regulation is; a) To define common principles regarding the management, regulation and supervision of safety on railways, b) To issue safety certificates and/or safety authorizations to railway infrastructure operators, railway train operators and urban rail public transport operators, c) To regulate the procedures and principles regarding the development of common safety targets, common safety indicators and common safety methods, thus ensuring the development, improvement, monitoring and supervision of safety in railway transportation within the borders of Türkiye. and determining responsibilities | x | x | |||
| Draft Railway Safety Management System Regulation | 2018 | The purpose of this Regulation is; a) Establishment, regulation and supervision of the railway safety management system. b) Safety authorization for railway infrastructure operators, railway train. c) Regulation of the procedures and principles regarding the development of common safety indicators and common safety methods | x | ||||
| Road transport law | 2003 | The purpose of this Law is to regulate road transport in accordance with the requirements of the country's economy, to ensure order and safety in transport, to determine the conditions of transporters, agencies and transport commissioners, as well as transport warehouse and cargo management and similar services, to determine the qualifications, rights and responsibilities of those employed in transport work, to ensure that road transport provides services together with other transport systems and complementary to each other, and to ensure that existing opportunities are used more beneficially | x |
Rail equipment and furniture improvement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | investments in modernization, signalization and electrification of existing lines should be continued in order to reduce delay times. | x |
Rail improvement - General
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | Prioritized branch lines program will be completed to connect industrial zones and ports to the existing railway network. | x | ||||
| Railway Operation Authorization Regulation | 2024 | Authorization certificate holders must ensure that everyone, without discrimination, benefits from the services within the scope of the authorization certificate they have received and ensure the continuity of the service. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Annual railway passenger transport will increase from 19.5 million to 98 million by 2030. Annual railway freight transportation will reach 146 million tonnes from 55 million tonnes by 2030 | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | investments in modernization, signalization and electrification of existing lines should be continued in order to reduce delay times. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Public procurements will be used more effectively to support domestic production in rail systems, and design and R&D will be en couraged. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | In main line rail systems Exporting to 5 new markets. The world's leading leader in the development of rail transportation technologies To be one of the 10 largest centers | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Renewing the existing railroad network, raising its standards and completing its electrification and signaling. Renewing the existing rolling and running stock park. Improving information and online purchase services regarding tariffs, train schedules and ticket sales | x |
Rail infrastructure expansion
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | It is planned to construct a total of 4690 km of railway routes, including 4088 km of high-speed train routes. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Improvements will be made in railway construction, maintenance-repair and safety standards, and R&D studies for modernization will be supported. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye carried out railway construction and renovation, signaling, and electrification works to strengthen railway transport in the Country. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Constructing 10,000 km high-speed train railroad lines and 5,000 km conventional railroad lines until 2023. Building alternative transport lines enabling passenger transport to railway main stations in greater cities. | x |
Rail safety
| Railway Safety Regulations | n.d. | The provisions of this Regulation apply to railway train operators, railway infrastructure operators and urban rail public transport. It covers all operators and defines the safety requirements of these operators as a whole, including their safety interactions among themselves. | x | x | |||
| Railway Infrastructure Access and Capacity Allocation Regulation | 2023 | ) Railway train operators who have obtained a valid railway train operator authorization certificate are required to establish a safety management system defined within the scope of the relevant national legislation and obtain a safety certificate from the Ministry before applying for infrastructure capacity allocation. (2) Fee and infrastructure capacity allocation plans must provide equal and non-discriminatory access rights to all operators. In the event of a claim of non-compliance with this rule, the Ministry shall make a decision to resolve disputes. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Raising the route safety and security in transportation to world standards | x | ||||
| Draft Railway Safety Management System Regulation | 2018 | Development of methods and principles related to the development of common safety indicators and common safety methods | x |
Railway electrification
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting electrification of vehicles used in railway/maritime transport and airline ground operations | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | increase the use of hybrid rail vehicles during this transition | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Annual railway passenger transport will increase from 19.5 million to 98 million by 2030. Annual railway freight transportation will reach 146 million tonnes from 55 million tonnes by 2030 To increase the efficiency and coverage of the intercity rail network and its electrification, | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | prioritizing the signaling and electrification works in rail systems. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The number of electric traction vehicles will be increased in line with the ongoing ele ctrification works on railways. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye carried out railway construction and renovation, signaling, and electrification works to strengthen railway transport in the Country. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Increasing the localization rate in electrification and signaling systems | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Renewing the existing railroad network, raising its standards and completing its electrification and signaling | x |
Railway rolling stock improvement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Reducing the average age of the vehicle. | x |
Reduction of transport/ logistics costs
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | customer-specific tariff systems should be developed based on transportation time, load amount and distance rather than the mode of transportation, within the understanding of a flexible tariff system. This system should also include the ability to conclude multi-year agreements. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The Mobility Index (SAHİ) was developed for metropolitan areas, and this index aims to use mobility costs more efficiently for a better quality of life. The Mobility Hubs Design Guide for Turkey was prepared as a guidebook and defines mobility hub typologies and components and guides metropolitan municipalities on how to implement hubs in transport systems. | x | x | x | x |
Reference to domestic financing mechanisms
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye aims to establish financial support mechanisms for innovative technologies to be used for environmentally friendly, sustainable and safe transportation on the ships and ports. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | In order to ensure the accessibility of individuals with reduced mobility, financial incentive models should be created to cover the accessibility costs (vehicle, infrastructure and facility transformation, etc.) to ensure the accessibility of transportation systems for everyone. Within the scope of logistics activities, the “polluter pays” principles paid by the polluting elements should be applied for the costs of adverse effects such as air pollution on the environment to society. New financing instruments should be developed that take into account revenues to support infrastructure investments. Shipping - Establishing a financing and incentive system in order to ensure competitiveness in the international arena | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | A financial model and tender legislati on study will be carried out to reduce the ex change rate risk that domestic producers may face in the procurement of rail system vehicles and components. Financial support mechanisms will be provided and promotional activities will be supported to increase the export opportuni ties of domestically produced rail system ve hicles. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Establishment of New Incentive Mechanisms to Develop Domestic and National Technologies | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Shipping: Supporting cabotage transportation by developing tax incentives | x |
Reference to international financial support
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | International direct investments in the automotive industry will be increased. | x |
Renewable energy
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | To have a Renewable Energy Resource Guarantee Certificate (YEK-G) or an International Green Energy Certificate (IREC) showing that the energy consumption of the business is met by electricity produced from renewable energy sources in accordance with the Regulation on Renewable Energy Resource Guarantee Certificate in the Electricity Market published in the Official Gazette dated 14/11/2020 and numbered 31304. | x | x | x | x | |
| The Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) | 2025 | renewable energy generation | |||||
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Encouraging the use of renewable energy sources in electric vehicle charging stations | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Increasing the Share of Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Sources. supported by a transition to renewable energy | x | x | x | x | |
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | Dependence on imported energy resources will be reduced by increasing electricity generation from renewable energy, | x | x | x | x | |
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Highly renewable energy resources will be used in ports. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye targets to cover 35% of the total energy need of railways from renewable energy sources. | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Increasing energy efficiency in rail transport (use of regenerative energy, etc.) Shipping - Increasing studies on different potential energy sources together with existing renewable energy sources | x | x | |||
| Turkey's National Energy Plan | 2022 | The share of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar in total electricity generation is planned to be increased | x | x | x | x | |
| National Renewable Energy Action Plan for Turkey | 2014 | In order to fulfill European directives, at least 10% re newable energy is to be used in the transportation sector | x | x | x | x |
Reporting, transparency, feedback mechanism
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Developments in methodologies and standards for voluntary emissions reporting and comparisons, as outlined in the European Green Deal, will be closely followed, and alignment with national emissions data will be ensured. | x | x | x | x | |
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | Emission monitoring, reporting, and verification infrastructure will be established, and carbon emissions will be strategically managed in air transportation. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Realizations of the Transportation and Logistics Master Plan will be periodically re ported. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | ITS services to be made available for user feedback | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Examining all transport lines in terms of GHG emissions and ensuring the data is recorded as Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable | x | x | x | x |
Repurposing road space for active mobility access
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | a long-term urban "re-planning" strategy will be developed to support sustainable modes of transport such as public transportation, walking, and cycling | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Creating automobile-free pedestrian ways and areas in city centres, ensuring pedestrians can reach everywhere within the urban road network | x | x |
Research in transport sector
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | (3) Domestic logistics center within the framework of development plans and annual programs To conduct studies on the determination of principles and policies regarding the establishment, management and operation of logistics centers, to carry out research, planning and coordination activities, to regulate the operation regime of logistics centers, to provide information to users and operators operating in logistics centers. | x | x | x | x | |
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Supporting research on electrification of existing vehicles. Supporting research on electric vehicle battery systems and increasing their lifetime. Developing new generation mobility management policies and legislation. Preparing legislation on placing batteries on the market and recycling and providing research support for electric vehicle battery recycling. Supporting research for alternative fuelled vehicles (LNG/Hydrogen, Bio CNG, Bio-LNG, etc.) | x | x | |||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Research and investments in hydrogen-based fuel/engine technologies for large and heavy road vehicles (e.g., buses, trucks) will be increased. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | A single point management of the regulation, supervision and development of all logistics services and different tasks managed by different public authorities in the field of logistics in the country should be provided. Certification and accreditation of logistics companies should be provided. The establishment of “Logistics Centers of Excellence/Research Centers/Institutes/Logistics Valleys/Parks” and “Training Academies” for the development of logistics activities should be carried out in cooperation with the public and private sectors. For the effective and efficient management of urban freight flows, implementation guides should be prepared on urban transfer centers, vehicle size, route and time restrictions and integration with national and international freight flows. Developing regional air cargo transportation. The use of transport containers that can be used by all modes of transport should be increased in order to increase the share of multi-modal transportation. In order to train qualified specialist personnel who will serve in the field of transportation, the departments needed for employment should be expanded by cooperating with universities. Standards should be established in transport and logistics education. National and international accreditations on this subject are supported. The career planning and specialization of the workforce needed in the sector should be supported. Occupational standards (job descriptions, employee qualifications, etc.) in the logistics sector should be completed, Professional Competence and Occupational Standards (job descriptions, employee qualifications, etc.) should be regulated by considering the sectoral requirements and the conditions for the graduates of logistics programs to qualify for the professional documents and coordination between the relevant ministries and institutions should be ensured. The National ITS Strategy Document should be supported by training programs in the aforementioned areas, cooperation should be developed with the relevant ministries, national/international organizations, and sector stakeholders, and importance should be given to training, certification, working conditions and career development. Shipping- Developing University-Industry cooperation. Supporting companies specializing in yacht building to protect and increase their branding and employment, and focusing on R&D and innovation in this field. Aviation: Increasing the quality of human resources working at airports • Continuous training of logistics services personnel in terms of aircraft types, property characteristics, equipment use, legislative changes and management • Increasing the quality and quantity of thematic education institutions that will meet the human resources needs of air transport. Increasing the effectiveness of ITS applications in access between the airport and the settlements. • Creating the ITS architecture of our country in a way that will meet the requirements and needs, highlighting our national technologies, national standards, national strategies and policies, and national smart city architecture • Developing ITS architecture that responds to national and regional requirements and needs, considering the national smart city architecture, and promoting the use of this architecture in ITS applications • Supporting research studies for the development of innovative and game-changing technologies that will enable the most efficient use of existing technology in expanding the scope of ITS application areas, • Developing applications that enable the management of user services on a single platform for centers hosting ITS applications created within the scope of ITS and supporting research projects for this purpose, • Developing a national software that will enable communication and data sharing between centers established within the ITS, such as the Traffic Management Center (TMC), Public Transport Management Center (PTMC), Emergency Management Center (EMC), • Promoting ITS applications at the local level for the dissemination of the ITS architecture to be created at the national level, provided that they comply with the national architecture and the national smart cities architecture. • Establishing an open access data portal to ITS application stakeholders to benefit and cost comparisons of ITS applications, m a k e • Increasing mobility by developing electronic payment systems, public transportation, f l e e t management and multimodal transportation systems, Instead of fossil fuel vehicle technologies, environmental solutions (hydrogen, electricity) should be disseminated, and electric highway applications should be investigated. Supporting R&D studies for alternative fuel (hydrogen, etc.) and autonomous ships Studies that will increase travel safety should be maintained using technological solutions, autonomous drive, smart roads, flexible, energy-absorbing guardrails etc. It is important to work on highway infrastructure, coating, marking, communication and interaction systems that autonomous vehicle technologies will need. Shipping - Supporting R&D studies for alternative fuel (hydrogen, etc.) and autonomous ships Supporting companies specializing in yacht building to protect and increase their branding and employment, and focusing on R&D and innovation in this field. Aviation: Providing full-time and integrated customs and cargo ground services development of public-private sector and university cooperation should be supported in order to encourage research and development studies that will enable effective management of human, load and data mobility. The establishment of “Logistics Centers of Excellence/Research Centers/Institutes/Logistics Valleys/Parks” and “Training Academies” for the development of logistics activities should be carried out in cooperation with the public and private sectors. Establishing modern cargo logistics centers (cargo villages) close to airports to carry out cargo ground handling, storehouse and warehouse operations, and ensuring that they are operated by the private sector. Tax reductions, exceptions and exemption arrangements concerning the sector should be clarified together with the sector's stakeholders, and tax reduction in fuel (petroleum products, electricity, etc.) should be based on certain criteria (environment, multi-modal transportation, being in logistics centers, etc.). A public-private partnership should be given importance in the development of multimodal transport systems. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Increasing domestic procurement and va lue-added at all stages from design to produ ction in the automotive industry supply chain will be supported. A roadmap will be developed for the domestic procurement of critical raw materials used in new generation energy vehicles. Public procurements will be used more effectively to support domestic production in rail systems, and design and R&D will be en couraged. A framework specification for rail sys tem vehicle procurements, including procure ments by local administrations, will be estab lished to support domestic production. Public procurements will be used more effectively to support domestic production in rail systems, and design and R&D will be en couraged. An inventory study will be carried out on the existing design, R&D and production capabilities in the domestic production of rail system vehicles, and necessary arrangements and financial measures will be put in place for the procurements of domestic rail system ve hicles, including local administrations, by de termining the expected demand and needs in the medium term. Improvements will be made in railway construction, maintenance-repair and safety standards, and R&D studies for modernization will be supported. Improvements will be made in railway construction, maintenance-repair and safety standards, and R&D studies for modernization will be supported. Maintenance-repair services on highways will be provided on time and at an adequate level The quality of labor force for the automo tive industry will be improved. Research and Development activities will be encouraged for dissemination of envi ronment-friendly, new generation naval and air vehicles. Standards will be determined for transportation and logistics services trainings, and qualified personnel will be trained to be employed in the sector through university-in dustry cooperation | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conducting an impact analysis of Special Consumption Tax (SCT) and MTV (MTV) taxes on electric vehicles within the framework of budget requirements and discipline, taking into account the technical features of the vehicle, and making gradual supportive arrangements for electric vehicle purchases from 2022 to 2025. Providing low-interest financing support, • • Supporting the use of electric vehicles by companies, fleets, cargo service providers, short-distance delivery and rental companies, taxis and minibuses with tax reductions and appropriate financing options and conducting impact analysis, Creating a second-hand electric vehicle market Within the scope of providing project-based public support for new investments and existing manufacturers' electric model investments; defining supports such as tax exemption/discount, public procurement guarantee, etc., with an impact analysis addressing supplier development in the domestic market depending on the large-scale automotive main industry, the amount of investment and R&D investments Advanced Material Support Program will be launched. Planning the training of human resources in the following areas and initiating studies according to the needs determined in the competency-skill map: • Basic/applied research and development on new generation aluminum casting alloys, • Battery management systems, power electronics control systems, charging units software and communication systems software, • Technology development and production in innovative battery technologies, • Engineering for vehicle and component designs using high strength steels, • Developing and applying light metals and alloys, • Technical expertise such as UAV design and operation, • Design engineering, • Expert human resources to develop international projects increasing the number of resources, • • • Providing repair and maintenance services for electric vehicles, Training of existing service personnel specialized in fossil fuel vehicles on electric vehicle services, • Basic discipline areas of software (such as: product management, architecture, testing, verification, etc.), Communication (including V2X) software and hardware development, • Geographic information systems, • Investment and project management in the field of new technology in addition to basic and engineering sciences, • Conducting international pilot studies and commercialization activities, • Developing products and systems for branding and export, • Developing the skills to conduct effective negotiations with investors to obtain investment. Supporting the establishment of “themed” vocational high schools in line with the needs of the prepared competency-skill map. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Passenger information systems will be deployed to deliver the public transport services information directly and instantly to passengers. These systems, when deployed, will also meet the needs of individuals with limited mobility. Additionally, as with public transport services diversifying and expanding, data sharing method for academic research and analyses will be established. Passenger information systems will be deployed to deliver the public transport services information directly and instantly to passengers. These systems, when deployed, will also meet the needs of individuals with limited mobility. Additionally, as with public transport services diversifying and expanding, data sharing method for academic research and analyses will be established. use electric vehicles in public transport and service vehicles to encourage the development of domestic and national technologies, to create a sustainable environment and switch to clean energy in the transportation field, and to create cities with a cleaner environment | x | x | |||
| Decree Law No. 655 on Certain Regulations Regarding Transportation and Infrastructure | 2018 | From the funds allocated for research and development support specified in the first paragraph, Research and development support for aviation and space technologies can also be provided | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Conducting R&D studies to develop smart transport systems Delivering in-service training to sector employees so as to increase service quality. Making legal arrangements for monitoring GHG emissions from international air and sea transportation and creating a registry system; increasing the capacities of relevant public organizations. Establishment of Main Traffic Management System Centre. Ensuring that taxis wait only at taxi stops, and imposing sanctions and inspections on commercial vehicles travelling idly in traffic in the city. Supporting R&D on “Smart Transport Systems” and “Traffic Management” practices, and establishing Smart Transport System Centres. Identifying suitable economic instruments to shift the intense freight and passenger traffic on highways to different transport modes: Conducting demand elasticity researches on taxes, pricing and fines Improving technology, infrastructure and standards in existing ports. Preparing guides to be distributed to all local governments on transport planning, rail system investment planning, travel demand management, obstacle-free/ universal design for pedestrian transport. Supporting R&D studies on clean fuel and vehicle technologies in the production of land, sea, air vehicles that have high energy efficiency. Making forward-looking projections for the transportation sector by calculating the GHG emission limitation options, mitigation potentials and costs. Informing and increasing calculation capacities of maritime and airline companies engaged in international transportation about developments regarding emissions trading originating from international transportation within the scope of the IMO and ICAO. Conducting research and creating statistical data on use of alternative fuels in passenger and freight transportation. | x | x | x | x | |
| Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2011 | Carrying out projects to identify the “national research area” that will provide support and infrastructure for climate change adaptation | x | x | x | x | |
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Research and development studies will be carried out in order to raise the geometrical and physical standards of road networks to ensure lower fuel consumption | x |
Resilient transport infrastructure
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Ensuring the resilience of critical routes and infrastructures in highways, railways (High-Speed Rail, Rapid Rail and conventional lines), ports and airports against the risks posed by climate change where needed in line with future climate projections. Making vehicle roads, bike and pedestrian roads and all public transport (rail, bus, maritime) infrastructure in cities resilient to risks arising from climate change. Making data centers, base stations and electronic communications infrastructure in the communications sector resilient to risks caused by climate change | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Legislative arrangements and infrastru cture works for the establishment of disas ter-resilient transportation infrastructure will be completed. In order to create a disaster-resilient urban planning, especially in regions with high earthquake risk, it will be ensured that transportation plans are made in line with the decisions regarding the spatial configuration of cities. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The necessary arrangements will be made for project designing, maintenance and control of transport systems and essential transport facilities so as to make them disaster-resistant. | x | x | x | x |
Resilient transport technology
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | For transportation infrastructure proje cts, differentiated design principles will be de termined according to the disaster risk of the region where the project will be realized | x | x | x | x |
Road charging and tolls
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Applications such as congestion pricing, low emission zone, park and ride, and public transport corridors should be encouraged at the national level, which will reduce the use of individual vehicles and make public transportation widespread. Motorway projects - In order to ensure the continuity of infrastructure investments, it is important to investigate the applicability of alternative financial resources in the country such as allocating a share from the fuel tax, congestion tax and shadow pricing in the country, apart from the general budget resources. implement some restrictions and fees for road vehicles, considering their environmental impact, in order to realize a certain amount of freight transfer from the road-based system to the rail and rail-connected multi modal transport sector. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Examining examples of low-toll passage practices and surveying their feasibility for Turkey. Offering low-toll passage opportunities to vehicles with low GHG emission in motorway and bridge toll fees. | x | ||||
| Road transport law | 2003 | Toll fees are collected from vehicles with foreign plates in order to contribute to the expenses related to the maintenance and protection of the highway and the management of the highway and transportation. Fees collected for the use of highway infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and highways, as well as fees for goods and vehicles. The fees for these services are not included in the tolls. | x |
Road infrastructure expansion
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | With the opening of the motorway projects planned for the 2023-2053 period to traffic, the motorway network is aimed to reach 8.325 km by the end of 2053. Some of the road widening works to be carried out until 2053 are still ongoing projects. Continuing the construction of engineering structures such as bridges, technological bridges, viaducts and tunnels in order to reduce travel times especially on the north-south axes. It is important to continue the construction of the ring roads in order to separate the urban and transit traffic in order to minimize the delays in the city transitions. | x | x | |||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Achieving fuel savings by tunnel projects | x |
Road infrastructure, signage and furniture improvement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | It is necessary to continue the physical and geometric standard improvement work on a single road with an annual average length of 800 km, | x |
Road safety improvement - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In order to reduce the loss of life due to road traffic accidents, a “safe system appro ach” which recognizes that road users may make mistakes and sees road safety as a sha red responsibility of all actors in the traffic sys tem will be adopted | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Transportation management systems required for urban transportation projects in order to standardize and prioritize traffic safety. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. | x |
Road surfacing
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Conversion of road pavements from ST to HBM, especially on routes with heavy vehicle traffic due to high transportation rates by road | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | •In road construction works, “Completion of highway investments in the highway and railway connections of the main ports and corridors connecting to the border gates” and “making investments in divided roads and Bituminous Hot Asphalt (BSK) in the sections where heavy vehicle traffic is intense in the highway network” | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Limiting GHG emissions by using Warm Mix Asphalt instead of Bitumen Hot Mix in road covering | x |
Road-side checks for traffic safety enforcement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | The number of control stations and pre-warning systems should be increased and disseminated in order to ensure traffic safety, to provide economic service for the highway during its planned service life, and to minimize the damage caused by overloaded vehicles to the highway. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Making a prioritization order for the works by considering the current situation of highway inspection stations, such as maintenance, repair, modernization, installation of pre-notification system, installation of electronic systems such as dimension control system, high-speed mobile weight measuring device. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Increasing the effectiveness of audits and fines concerning over capacity loading and minimum transport prices in passenger and freight transportation | x | ||||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | If the maximum loaded weight is exceeded by more than 20%, the excess load is not allowed to continue on the road without being brought into compliance with subparagraph (b) of the first paragraph. | x |
Shared mobility - General
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Promoting rubber-tired shared/demand-based transport. | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | establishment of car-sharing systems will be supported | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | By-law on Electric Scooters covering multiple areas in relation to the use of e-scooters in public areas, such as e-scooter applications, authorization of operators, and major safety rules will contribute to the modal shift towards shared mobility. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Measures should be taken to reduce individual vehicle use (walking and bicycle paths, car sharing, park and drive, smart ticketing, etc.) | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Test centers will be established for pilot studies of Connected, Autonomous and Shared Mobility Vehicles and connectivity technologies. | x |
Shipping efficiency improvements
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | outdated technology in maritime and road vehicles will be phased out to align with sustainability goals. | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye also plans to support the construction of new ships and retrofitting of existing ships for a low-carbon, energy and fuel-efficient maritime fleet. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Making new regulations regarding the reduction of emissions originating from ships. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Implementing green port and green airport projects to ensure energy efficiency | x |
Shipping fuels
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Shipping - Increasing studies on different potential energy sources together with existing renewable energy sources | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Making the legal arrangements that will make it mandatory to use low-sulphuric fuel for freight and passenger ships visiting our ports | x |
Shipping improvement - General
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | support the electrification of maritime transport systems, vessels, and ground services in air transportation | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The By-Law on Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft entered into force in May 2017, in accordance with the EU Directive 2013/53/EU on Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft. The By-Law aims to limit carbon, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons ratios in the exhaust emissions of the personal watercraft engines. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Developing a Turkish merchant fleet in order to provide alternative financial investments in the maritime sector. Developing existing studies in order to be a guide on environmental pollution. Optimizing the fuel station required by hybrid ships. Monitoring and improving indicators such as the number of Turkish flagged fleet and private boats continuously. Extending the safe execution of port operations on a single platform in the port and container tracking mechanism. Taking measures for low emission zone studies in the seas around our country. Developing measures related to maritime transport security (e.g. pirates). Addressing e-navigation and digital maritime transformation at a strategic level together with autonomous systems. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | to become the world leader in small-tonnage ships. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Implementing special consumption tax exemptions for maritime transport | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Strengthening the marine trade fleet with new ships, new machinery and equipment, and increasing the number of ships | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Shortdistance maritime and lake transport shall be encou raged. | x |
Shipping port infrastructure improvements
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Plans to construct 31 new ports aim to advance international maritime freight transportation while identifying routes with emission reduction potential for national freight transport. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To expand green port implementations | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The “Green Port” application is expected to increase the environmentally friendly port facilities and as of 2023, while 20 ports received Green Port Certificate, the application procedures of 6 more ports are still in progress. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | İyidere Logistics Port will be a logistics base that will make significant contributions to the regional and national economy. Considering port projects and the transportation network between cities jointly in terms of the natural resources of the region and the supply and transportation of raw materials.Increasing the transhipment service capacity of ports and developing a multi-modal and short-distance maritime transport infrastructure that can serve the countries of the region. Providing incentives for green port implementation and reducing the use of environmentally harmful machinery and equipment. Inspecting port facilities regularly and adequately. Rearranging working conditions to carry port operations without interruption. Ensuring the implementation of the Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system in all ports | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Green port practices will continue to be supported by encouraging the use of low emission/non-emission producing machinery and equipment in order to increase energy ef ficiency in port operations and minimize envi ronmental impacts. A main port will be built in the Eas tern Mediterranean region, which will be the gateway to the Middle East and Central Asian countries, focusing on transit cargo and cont ributing to the development of the region and increasing exports | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Coordinating the process of adaptation of existing ports to these standards and the establishment of new ports in accordance with these standards within the scope of the development of technology, infrastructure and standards for “Smart Port” management and services Developing digital innovations and port automation solutions using artificial intelligence, big data, the internet of things, 5G and autonomous vehicles to ensure competitiveness | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Implementing green port and green airport projects to ensure energy efficiency | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Improving technology, infrastructure and standards in existing ports. Construction of new ports to the locations identified within the scope of the Transportation Master Plan based on the Transportation Shore Structures Master Plan, with the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model. Implementing modern operation techniques in ports. | x |
Stakeholder involvement - General
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Facilitating data exchange between stakeholder institutions | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Activities intended for transportation governance will be conducted at the national, regional and local level for organization, resource management, planning and implementation, operational maintenance, monitoring evaluation, sustainability, interoperability, service management and coordination among stakeholders. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Preparation of the Urban Transport Strategy at the national level by the Urban Transport Unit together with an independent committee composed of relevant public and private sector representatives, local governments, scientists and experts. Setting up a platform where all sector stakeholders can work together on limitation of GHG emission increase in the transportation sector and adaptation of the transport infrastructure to the impacts of climate change | x | x | x | x | x |
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Increasing the use of CORSIA compliant sustainable aviation fuels in air transport | x | ||||
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | In air transportation, the use of "sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)" and synthetic fuels, as defined under ICAO LTAG 2050, CAAF/3 Global Framework decisions, and CORSIA, will be promoted. | x | ||||
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To promote sustainable aviation fuel production via national sources. To support and incentivize sustainable aviation fuels at international airports. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In line with the net zero emission target, efforts to produce and use sustainable aviati on fuels in the airline sector will be supported. | x | ||||
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Instructions (SHT-SAF) | 2022 | The purpose of this Directive is to determine the principles of compliance, use and promotion of sustainable aviation fuels to be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from national and international aviation activities. – (1) Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) to be used in aircraft within the scope of this Directive must meet the current standards and requirements determined for SAF on the website of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). (2) Aircraft operators and fuel suppliers must comply with the standards and requirements related to SAF. ensure that it complies with the requirements and check compliance. | x | ||||
| International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition | 2021 | 1. Working together, both through ICAO and other complementary cooperative initiatives, to advance ambitious actions to reduce aviation CO2 emissions at a rate consistent with efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. 2. Supporting the adoption by ICAO of an ambitious long-term aspirational goal consistent with the above-referenced temperature limit, and in view of the industry's commitments towards net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. 3. Ensuring the maximum effectiveness of CORSIA, including by: - supporting efforts at ICAO and working with other ICAO member states to implement and strengthen CORSIA as an important measure to address aviation emissions, including to expand participation in CORSIA, and participating in CORSIA as soon as possible, if our state has not done so already. - taking steps domestically to implement Annex 16 Volume IV of the Chicago Convention as fully as possible and in a timely manner, including with respect to enforcement of domestic regulations, legislation, or Implementation arrangements. - advancing the environmental ambition of the scheme in the course of undertaking the CORSIA Periodic Reviews. - working to ensure that double counting is avoided through the host state's application of corresponding adjustments in accounting for its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement for the mitigation underlying all CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units and, where needed, CORSIA Eligible Fuels, used toward CORSIA compliance. 5. Promoting the development and deployment, through international and national measures, of innovative new low- and zero-carbon aircraft technologies that can reduce aviation CO2 emissions. 7. Promoting capacity building support for the implementation of CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including to advance uptake of freely available tools and to expand regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units. 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. 4. Promoting the development and deployment, through international and national measures, of sustainable aviation fuels that reduce lifecycle emissions and contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular avoiding competition with food production for land use and water supply. 7. Promoting capacity building support for the implementation of CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including to advance uptake of freely available tools and to expand regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units. 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. --- 1. Working together, both through ICAO and other complementary cooperative initiatives, to advance ambitious actions to reduce aviation CO2 emissions at a rate consistent with efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. 2. Supporting the adoption by ICAO of an ambitious long-term aspirational goal consistent with the above-referenced temperature limit, and in view of the industry's commitments towards net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. 3. Ensuring the maximum effectiveness of CORSIA, including by: - supporting efforts at ICAO and working with other ICAO member states to implement and strengthen CORSIA as an important measure to address aviation emissions, including to expand participation in CORSIA, and participating in CORSIA as soon as possible, if our state has not done so already. - taking steps domestically to implement Annex 16 Volume IV of the Chicago Convention as fully as possible and in a timely manner, including with respect to enforcement of domestic regulations, legislation, or Implementation arrangements. - advancing the environmental ambition of the scheme in the course of undertaking the CORSIA Periodic Reviews. - working to ensure that double counting is avoided through the host state's application of corresponding adjustments in accounting for its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement for the mitigation underlying all CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units and, where needed, CORSIA Eligible Fuels, used toward CORSIA compliance. 5. Promoting the development and deployment, through international and national measures, of innovative new low- and zero-carbon aircraft technologies that can reduce aviation CO2 emissions. 7. Promoting capacity building support for the implementation of CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including to advance uptake of freely available tools and to expand regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units. 8. Convening periodically at both ministerial and official levels with a view to advancing and reviewing progress on the above commitments. | x |
Taxi - General
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Ensuring that taxis wait only at taxi stops, and imposing sanctions and inspections on commercial vehicles travelling idly in traffic in the city | x |
Technical standards for general transport infrastructure
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | In order to effectively manage human mobility in transportation services, standards that will improve service quality should be established and expanded. Shipping - Bringing port facilities to international standards. | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Advanced training and consultancy services will be provided to other countries in order to promote the adoption of Turkish stan dards in the field of transportation and logisti cs on a regional and global scale | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Establishing and continuously developing new standards for regulatory public institutions and for imported products for vehicles, roads, communications, central management, security, privacy and data systems. Actively participating in the preparation/revision of UN/ECE Regulations, in which Turkey has the right to make decisions and vote within the scope of the 1958 Treaty, and acting as a guide in international platforms where technological requirements are determined | x | x | x | x | |
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Instructions (SHT-SAF) | 2022 | – (1) Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) to be used in aircraft within the scope of this Directive must meet the current standards and requirements determined for SAF on the website of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). (2) Aircraft operators and fuel suppliers must comply with the standards and requirements related to SAF. ensure that it complies with the requirements and check compliance. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | The standards published directly and indirectly about ITS will be listed by the ITS Standard Working Group to be established. Then, these standards will be classified according to the subjects based on this list and will be made available to users. | x | x | |||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | It is mandatory for vehicles to comply with the road structure and traffic safety in terms of construction and use. During the construction phase, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is authorized to issue the Type Approval Regulation and other related regulations for vehicles. The Type Approval Regulation and other related regulations are prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after receiving the opinion of the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement. | x |
Technical standards for rail infrastructure
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | National rules will be determined for vehicles to be operated on domestic routes where the Technical Specification for Intero perability is not applicable | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Collecting short and long term infrastructure, signaling vehicle and vehicle subsystem needs from provinces for urban rail systems and standardizing vehicle requirements by taking into account international standards; prioritizing the determination of requirements especially for critical subsystems | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Renewing the existing railroad network, raising its standards and completing its electrification and signaling | x |
Technical standards for road infrastructure
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Infrastructure and safety standards on the road network will be raised through “sel f-expressing roads”, where all road users can understand the standards of road sections th rough markings, signs and lights, and “forgi ving roadsides”, which prevent crashes or mi nimize damage caused by crashes | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | In the infrastructure and superstructure works to be carried out on urban and intercity roads; national and international standards regarding traffic safety must be meticulously complied with in the planning, design and construction stages. | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Research and development studies will be carried out in order to raise the geometrical and physical standards of road networks to ensure lower fuel consumption | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The necessary standards will be established for utilization of transportation services by the people with physical disabilities. | x |
Technical standards for vehicles
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Vehicle registration, standards and regulations must be implemented effectively. | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | Necessary measures are taken by the activity owners to reduce the noise and vibration originating from transportation vehicles, construction sites, factories, workshops, workplaces, entertainment venues, service buildings and residences to the standards determined by the regulations. | x | x | x | x | |
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | It is mandatory for vehicles to comply with the road structure and traffic safety in terms of construction and use. During the construction phase, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is authorized to issue the Type Approval Regulation and other related regulations for vehicles. The Type Approval Regulation and other related regulations are prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after receiving the opinion of the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement. | x |
Technology and knowledge transfer
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Additionally, studies will be initiated to determine demand and mobility for tracking the emissions from sectors categorized under "Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries (Off road Vehicles and Other Machinery)" within total transportation emissions. | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Providing real-time horizontal and vertical integration of all information related to port management, ship movements and territorial waters among stakeholders in the sector (port operator, shipowner, line operator) regarding port management, ship movements and territorial waters | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | New generation production technologies that affect the competitiveness of the automo tive main and supply industries will be develo ped. Technology and production capabilities will be developed in areas such as batteries, sensors, electronic control units, electronic displays, electric motor systems and automo tive software. Advanced training and consultancy services will be provided to other countries in order to promote the adoption of Turkish stan dards in the field of transportation and logisti cs on a regional and global scale | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Test centers will be established for pilot studies of Connected, Autonomous and Shared Mobility Vehicles and connectivity technologies. Supporting the security of data such as payment systems and vehicle tracking through advanced technology applications such as blockchain within the scope of new business models. Supporting the development of communication technologies that comply with international standards in order to reduce the cost of high cost maritime communication technologies. | x | x | x | ||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Production of technologies that support smart transportation systems in our country and promotion of their use in cooperation with universities and industrial organizations. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Passenger information systems will be deployed to deliver the public transport services information directly and instantly to passengers. These systems, when deployed, will also meet the needs of individuals with limited mobility. Additionally, as with public transport services diversifying and expanding, data sharing method for academic research and analyses will be established. | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Improving technology, infrastructure and standards in existing ports. Preparing guides to be distributed to all local governments on transport planning, rail system investment planning, travel demand management, obstacle-free/ universal design for pedestrian transport. Supporting R&D studies on clean fuel and vehicle technologies in the production of land, sea, air vehicles that have high energy efficiency. | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | The use of alternative fuels, new technology engines which can minimize both CO2 and NOX emissions and environmentally friendly hybrid transportation vehicles will be expanded. | x | x | x | x | |
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The service quality and technological level of public transport systems will be improved | x | x | x | x |
Teleworking
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Within the scope of encouraging work in industry, monitoring the spread of new work models such as remote working/project-based flexible working in a way that will increase employment by implementing the arrangements made for their integration into the social security system, evaluating new needs according to developments and carrying out revisions and pilot applications when necessary | x | x | x | x | |
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Including strategies and objectives on holding meetings via video conference methods in public workplaces in the strategic plans of public institutions | x | x | x | x |
Traffic management
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Reducing emissions due to traffic flow and congestion caused by private vehicle use | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | widespread use of information systems that provide traffic light routing and automatic detection of cases will be ensured in order to provide the rapid transportation of priority vehicles in traffic as required. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | The Provincial Traffic control centers will manage the city traffic efficiently through the evaluation of the data collected from the camera systems, critical intersections and passage points, vehicles' navigation and GPS devices and other similar systems. Road Traffic Control Centers will be deployed in the Regional Directorates of the Directorate General of Highways. These centers will enable to monitor traffic flow, density, and incident data in real-time. deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Establishment of Main Traffic Management System Centre. Ensuring that taxis wait only at taxi stops, and imposing sanctions and inspections on commercial vehicles travelling idly in traffic in the city. Supporting R&D on “Smart Transport Systems” and “Traffic Management” practices, and establishing Smart Transport System Centres. | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | The necessary arrangements will be made to make urban transportation and traffic services effective. | x | x |
Training of enforcement authorities
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Eskiÿehir Traffic Police Training Center Directorate and Bursa Gendarmerie Increasing the number of permanent trainers in the Traffic School. •Conducting needs analysis studies to create training programs according to the needs of traffic personnel and determining training contents. | x |
Transport Laws and Regulations- General
| Draft Regulation on Logistics Centers | n.d. | The purpose of this Regulation is the location selection of logistics centers | x | x | x | x | |
| Draft Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Weights, Dimensions and Loading of Vehicles | n.d. | (1) The purpose of this Regulation is; a) The dimensions, weights, loading and loading tolerances of registered or unregistered motorized and non-motorized vehicles and foreign plated vehicles that travel on our country's highways for the purpose of transporting people and goods, and the procedures and methods of weighing and dimension measurement. b) The principles for the transportation of loads that are special in terms of weight and/or dimensions, that cannot be transported by other transportation systems, that exceed the carrying limit but must be carried, and the entry into traffic of vehicles that exceed the legal limit in terms of weight and/or dimensions, is to determine | x | ||||
| Transport Services Inspection Regulation | n.d. | The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the audits of activities to be carried out in the field of road transport services. to regulate the qualifications, duties, authorities, responsibilities and obligations of the personnel who will perform the audit, as well as the procedures and principles. | x | ||||
| Transport Works Organisation | n.d. | ) The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the service principles and conditions of transport organizers who will operate in road, rail, sea or air transport and/or combined transport and to determine the rights, responsibilities and obligations of those who are involved in these activities, recipients and senders; to ensure the effective use and supervision of all types of transport and the more beneficial use of existing opportunities; to develop a professional training and supervision system at the level required for effective service provision and to ensure that transport organizers operate in accordance with national and international legislation. | x | x | x | x | |
| Combined Transport Regulation (All Amendments Processed - 21.01.2025) | 2025 | The purpose of this Regulation is combined freight transportation (Additional phrase: RG-21/1/2025-32789) is to establish, support and encourage the dissemination of an integrated, balanced and environmentally friendly transportation system by determining the principles, bases and conditions regarding railway intermodal transportation and green logistics activities. | x | ||||
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Developing new generation mobility management policies and legislation. Preparing legislation on placing batteries on the market and recycling and providing research support for electric vehicle battery recycling. | x | x | x | x | |
| Railway Operation Authorization Regulation | 2024 | The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate railway transportation activities on the national railway infrastructure network, railway infrastructure and railway train operators and those who operate as agencies, stations or terminals | x | ||||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | By-law on Electric Scooters. The By-Law on the Disclosure of Consumers About Fuel Economy of New Passenger Car and CO2 Emissions aims to provide enlightenment of consumers about CO2 emission and fuel economy of new passenger cars offered for sale or rent in the market in order to make consumers informed choices. The MoTI has released a regulation that supports the transfer of cargoes from road to seaway on 9 August 2022. | x | x | |||
| Railway Infrastructure Access and Capacity Allocation Regulation | 2023 | The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the procedures and principles to be applied regarding the determination of railway infrastructure access fees and the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity in order to ensure access to the national railway infrastructure network in a free, fair, transparent and sustainable competitive environment. | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | It should be ensured that the activities are carried out according to the “Logistics System Standards”, which include all legal rules and ethical values and service quality parameters for logistics activities, and which aim to increase the sustainability and institutionalization of the companies, and that the logistics activities are carried out by companies with the necessary certification. Rules for multimodal transport of hazardous material should be continuously improved to ensure interoperability between different modes. Passenger transport legislation, which is regulated in different legislations and serves the same purpose, should be combined in single transport legislation to ensure uniformity in practice. A participatory legislative regulation system infrastructure should be established for the regulations to be made by the local administrations in the field of transportation to coordinate with the national regulations. Shipping - Making new regulations regarding the reduction of emissions originating from ships. Developing the necessary legal regulations regarding the protection of natural resources, as there will be irreversible losses if our natural resources are not appropriately protected while developing our maritime sector. Increasing regulations and inspections in coastal facilities and ports where dangerous goods are handled or temporarily stored. A legal framework should be established to strengthen multi-modal transportation. Logistics legislation should be simplified to be compatible with the European Union. Rail transportation should be harmonized with international legislation. | x | x | x | x | |
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Legislative arrangements will be pre pared to reduce foreign dependency in the production of rail system vehicles. Legislative arrangements and infrastru cture works for the establishment of disas ter-resilient transportation infrastructure will be completed. | x | x | x | x | |
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Making the necessary permits and regulations (licensing, usage and road arrangements, etc.) to increase the use of new generation vehicles such as two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, bicycles and scooters within the scope of micromobility. Coordinating the work to add the necessary regulations to the Environmental Law No. 2872 to ensure the harmonization of the EU legislation No. 2019/631 (related to CO2 emission exceedance limits). Necessary arrangements should be made to ensure that international laws/rules that enable technology development and determine its use are compatible with each other and with Turkish law/legislation | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Comprehensive examination and scanning of all legislation related to traffic safety possible contradictions or conflicts of interpretation between the provisions of the legislation based on the inventory created by elimination of regulations in the legislation clarification and increased understanding, common and standard definitions | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Legislation studies will be conducted for the subjects needed in the ITS field to enable our country to manage the ITS policies and projects effectively and efficiently. Preparing legislation on electric vehicles and charging station infrastructure. | x | x | |||
| Road Transport Regulation No. 31004 dated 10.01.2020 | 2020 | The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate road transport activities in accordance with the requirements of the national economy; to ensure order and security in transport activities; to determine the market entry conditions for carriers, agencies, freight forwarders, transport organizers, freight warehouse operators, cargo operators, logistics operators, distribution operators, terminal operators and similar transport activities in accordance with the principles of financial adequacy, professional competence and professional reputation, as well as the rights, responsibilities and obligations of those engaged in these activities, senders, passengers and employees; to determine the qualifications of those employed in transport activities and the vehicles, tools, equipment, structures, facilities and the like used in transport activities; to ensure that road transport services are provided together with other transport systems and complementary to each other, to ensure their supervision and to ensure that existing opportunities are used more beneficially. Vehicles that are not registered with a vehicle document are not allowed to enter or exit terminals, loading or unloading points, or to exit from border gates by the authorized officers specified in Article 66. Passengers and goods in such vehicles are allowed to be transferred by taking them to appropriate places. | x | ||||
| Railway Safety Critical Tasks Regulation | 2017 | The purpose of this Regulation is to ensure that personnel performing safety critical duties in railway activities are is to determine the procedures and principles regarding the professional qualifications that a person must have | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Preparing and putting in practice the Urban Transport Law and regulations. Making legislative arrangement that will make it mandatory to prepare and approve urban transport plans as integrated with zoning plans and environmental plans. Making legislative arrangement that will make traffic impact assessment mandatory for all plan changes, by amending the “Regulation on Principles of Plan Changes”. Integrating into national legislation the EU Directive 443/2009/EC on “Reduction of CO2 Emissions from light-duty vehicles”. Making legal arrangements for monitoring GHG emissions from international air and sea transportation and creating a registry system; increasing the capacities of relevant public organizations | x | x | x | x | x |
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | not allowing roadside parking and increasing controls, | x | ||||
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAW | 2007 | This Law covers the procedures and principles to be applied in the production, transmission, distribution and consumption stages of energy, in industrial enterprises, buildings, electrical energy production facilities, transmission and distribution networks, transportation, agriculture and service sectors, in order to increase and support energy efficiency, to develop energy awareness in society in general, and to benefit from renewable energy sources.1 | x | x | x | x | |
| Regulation on Certification of the Organization Responsible for Maintenance (ECM) | 2005 | This Regulation covers institutions and/or organizations that want to obtain the certificate of organization responsible for maintenance (ECM) or maintenance function for railway vehicles from the Ministry within the scope of Annex G of COTIF 1999 and ANNEX A of ATMF. | x | ||||
| PETROLEUM MARKET LAW | 2003 | The purpose of this Law is to ensure the organization of guidance, supervision and inspection activities in order to ensure that market activities related to the presentation of petroleum obtained from domestic and foreign sources to users directly or through processing in a safe and economical manner within a competitive environment are carried out in a transparent, equitable and stable manner. | x | x | x | x | |
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | The purpose of this Law is to ensure traffic order on highways in terms of life and property safety and to to determine the measures to be taken in all matters concerning security | x | ||||
| Vehicle Law | 1961 | It is mandatory to register the land vehicles specified in this law with the Traffic Branch and offices, and the sea vehicles with the relevant departments, in accordance with Law No. 6085. | x |
Transport asset condition assessment
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | In order to make urban and intercity transportation facilities and infrastructures safe against disasters, risk analyses will be conducted and necessary retrofitting and mo dification projects will be completed. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Increasing intercity road inspections | x |
Transport asset management - General
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Rail - Controlling maintenance and repair facilities effectively. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Improvements will be made in railway construction, maintenance-repair and safety standards, and R&D studies for modernization will be supported. Maintenance-repair services on highways will be provided on time and at an adequate level | x | x | |||
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | Türkiye carried out railway construction and renovation, signaling, and electrification works to strengthen railway transport in the Country. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Making a prioritization order for the works by considering the current situation of highway inspection stations, such as maintenance, repair, modernization, installation of pre-notification system, installation of electronic systems such as dimension control system, high-speed mobile weight measuring device. | x | ||||
| Draft Railway Safety Management System Regulation | 2018 | (1) Before railway vehicles are used in the network, they must be maintained. The organization responsible for the maintenance of railway vehicles must have an “ECM” certificate approved in accordance with COTIF ATMF Annex-A. | x | ||||
| Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (2010-2023) | 2010 | regular maintenance and renewal of the existing public transport vehicle stock; | x | ||||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | To obtain permission from the organization responsible for the construction and maintenance of the road. To carry out the works in a manner that will not disrupt traffic flow and safety by taking the necessary precautions, having them taken and ensuring their continuity, | x |
Transport asset management technology
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | With the Image-Based Information Management System developed using the Geographical Information System infrastructure, sensitive image, point cloud and coordinated road and road inventory data can be obtained, thus providing effective asset management. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | By completing the work to create a digi tal inventory of railway infrastructure and ve hicles, maintenance-repair and line demands will be monitored and the efficiency of opera tional activities will be increased. | x | x | x | x | |
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Making a prioritization order for the works by considering the current situation of highway inspection stations, such as maintenance, repair, modernization, installation of pre-notification system, installation of electronic systems such as dimension control system, high-speed mobile weight measuring device. | x |
Transport demand management - General
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Transportation management systems required for urban transportation projects in order to standardize and prioritize traffic safety. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. | x |
Transport finance - General
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Motorway projects - In order to ensure the continuity of infrastructure investments, it is important to investigate the applicability of alternative financial resources in the country such as allocating a share from the fuel tax, congestion tax and shadow pricing in the country, apart from the general budget resources. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Transport investments will be rationa lized on the basis of feasibility, efficiency and sustainability. | x | x | x | x | |
| Medium Term Financial Plan (2021-2023) | 2021 | In public investments, priority will be given to logstics (among other things) | x | x | x | x |
Transport infrastructure modification to reduce climate risks
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | Resilience against floods and inundations caused by heavy rainfall, which most affect railways, will be increased. Protective barriers and embankments will be constructed where necessary on high-speed trains (HST) and conventional high-speed lines based on future climate projections. In the maritime sector, measures will be taken against risks such as flooding, inundation, strong winds, and storms at ports, considering usage intensity or vulnerability. Evaluations will be conducted on the technical equipment of vehicles used in domestic and international ferry services to enhance climate resilience. Infrastructure measures will also be implemented at airports to protect against risks related to heavy rainfall, winds, and storms. The resilience of urban transportation infrastructures will be improved. To this end, additional structural elements will be constructed at river crossings for vehicles and pedestrian paths to address the risk of heavy rainfall, and drainage pumps will be installed at multi-level intersections. Drainage systems on roadways will be enhanced, and the use of materials resilient to heatwaves will be encouraged to bolster the resilience of urban transportation infrastructures. In coastal cities, protective barriers and embankments will be implemented to safeguard roads from storm surges and sea waves. Additionally, urban rail systems such as metros, light rail, and trams will be made resilient to all effects of climate change. Charging stations for electric vehicles will also be adapted to withstand the impacts of climate change as part of the transition to sustainable and clean energy. To protect against heatwaves, tree-lined and sheltered pathways will be constructed for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Safe and shaded areas will be created at intersections and crossings where cyclists and pedestrians can wait, as well as at public transport stops, utilizing materials that incorporate natural landscape elements and green roof features. To enhance disaster and emergency management and response capacity during climate change related disasters, a flexible transportation system will be developed, providing infrastructure for various modes of transport, along with the implementation of multimodal transportation. | x | x | x | x | x |
| Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan | 2011 | Carrying out projects to identify the “national research area” that will provide support and infrastructure for climate change adaptation | x | x | x | x |
Transport institutional reform
| 2053 Long-Term Climate Strategy | 2024 | institutionalization of port operators and logistics companies will be encouraged | x | x | x | x | |
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Urban transport authority and incorporation models should be developed at the national level. Shipping - Privatizing existing and ongoing public ports with an effective privatization model (based on dock and terminal) | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | Activities intended for transportation governance will be conducted at the national, regional and local level for organization, resource management, planning and implementation, operational maintenance, monitoring evaluation, sustainability, interoperability, service management and coordination among stakeholders. | x | x | x | x | |
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | establish an ITS department in municipalities to ensure interoperability and coordination between the institutions. establish technical and administrative infrastructure required to spread electric vehicles across our country | x | x | |||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Establishing an Urban Transport Unit that makes, steers and supervises policies for sustainable urban transport planning and management, and that has responsibility at the national level | x | x | x |
Transport international conventions - General
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Actively participating in the preparation/revision of UN/ECE Regulations, in which Turkey has the right to make decisions and vote within the scope of the 1958 Treaty, and acting as a guide in international platforms where technological requirements are determined | x | x | x | x |
Transport labels - General
| National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. | 2023 | The “Green Port” application is expected to increase the environmentally friendly port facilities and as of 2023, while 20 ports received Green Port Certificate, the application procedures of 6 more ports are still in progress. In the scope of The Green Airport Project, 170 companies achieved to obtain Green Company Certificate and 6 airports (Uşak, Tokat, Adana, Balıkesir, Siirt and Erzincan Airports) succeeded to have Green Airport Certificate as of 2020. If a company achieves to get a Green Company Certificate, it gains 20% reduction on company license renewal fee. If an airport achieves to get a Green Airport certificate, all the companies have the 50% reduction on company license renewal. Several airports in Türkiye also participated to the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme (ACA) initiated by Airports Council International (ACI). | x | x | |||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Efforts will be carried out in order to eli minate foreign dependency on certification of rail system vehicles and components produ ced in Türkiye | x |
Travel time improvement
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | Continuing the construction of engineering structures such as bridges, technological bridges, viaducts and tunnels in order to reduce travel times especially on the north-south axes average delay times per trip of mainline and regional trains operating on some line sections should be reduced. investments in modernization, signalization and electrification of existing lines should be continued in order to reduce delay times. | x | x | |||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | High speed train services will be plan ned considering the passenger potential, and travel times will be shortened by increasing the number of express services. | x | ||||
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | deploy a radio to inform drivers about the road status for safe and comfortable travel. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Rail: Implementing operational approaches that shortens journey time and ensures delivery of prompt and comfortable services | x |
Urban rail expansion
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | The design and domestic production of all rail system vehicles, including metro, tram, and highspeed trains, will be increased using national capabilities. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Increasing urban railway systems | x | x | |||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Public transportation systems by means of subways and light rail systems shall be expanded especially in metropolitan areas. | x | x |
Urban rail improvement
| 2024-2030 Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan | 2024 | Developing railway passenger transport with urban rail systems | x | x | |||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | In urban rail systems Exporting to 10 new markets | x | x |
Vehicle efficiency standards
| The Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) | 2025 | enhancing energy and resource efficiency across sectors | x | ||||
| Transport and Logistics Master Plan – 2053 | 2023 | By modernizing all logistics vehicles and equipment, the average age and emissions of vehicles should be raised to world standards. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Supporting the harmonization of production for the export market and the domestic market by making arrangements that will enable the transition to Euro 7 simultaneously with the EU legislation. | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Reviewing and revising the “Regulation on Principles and Procedures to Increase Energy Efficiency in Transport” to include measures on pedestrian transport, in view of suggestions aiming at speeding up traffic flow and the feasibility of the transport master plan. Integrating into national legislation the EU Directive 2009/33/EC on the “promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles” which stipulates sanctions to ensure preference of vehicles with the lowest emission and highest energy efficiency in the purchase of public transport vehicles | x | ||||
| Climate Change Strategy 2010 2023 | 2010 | Other practices to improve energy efficiency in the transport system shall be developed. | x | ||||
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAW | 2007 | increasing efficiency standards in vehicles, reducing the unit fuel consumption of domestically produced vehicles, | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | ) In accordance with the Additional Article 4, a fine of 1,250 Turkish lira (2,815 TL) will be paid to the owners of motor vehicles who do not have their exhaust gas emission measured , but if the same vehicle causes emissions that are contrary to the standards set by the regulations, a fine of 2,500 Turkish lira (5,633 TL) will be paid to the owner of the motor vehicle. Motor vehicle manufacturers are also obliged to meet the emission standards determined by the regulation during the production phase. | x |
Vehicle improvement - General
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Transition to vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems will be supported. A roadmap will be prepared for a tes ting and certification system that will meet the global needs of the automotive industry. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | Increasing the safety systems of vehicles by raising the standards. Increasing the visibility of agricultural vehicles through necessary lighting equipment. | x | ||||
| 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan | 2020 | widespread use of next-generation transportation models addressing innovative approaches will be ensured. | x | ||||
| Road Transport Regulation No. 31004 dated 10.01.2020 | 2020 | Among the vehicles to be recorded in the vehicle documents annexed to the L1 authorization certificate, the number of self-owned vehicles that will provide the minimum capacity must not be older than 20 years during the initial application and operation period. | x |
Vehicle inspection and maintenance
| Regulation on the Opening, Operation and Vehicle Inspection of Vehicle Inspection Stations | n.d. | Vehicle inspections include checks and tests that cover the classes specified in Annex-1 and at least the issues in the table given in Annex-2, taking into account the Law No. 2918, the Highway Traffic Regulation, type approval regulations put into effect by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Regulation on the Manufacture, Modification and Assembly of Vehicles published in the Official Gazette dated 26/10/2016 and numbered 29869, and the arrangements made in this Regulation. These checks and tests are mandatory. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | The testing and certification system in the automotive industry will be strengthened. | x | ||||
| Road Traffic Safety Action Plan 2024 - 2027 | 2021 | •Increasing the inspection and effectiveness of freight vehicles through these personnel. | x | ||||
| Environment Law | 1983 | Motor vehicle owners are required to have their exhaust emissions measured to document their compliance with the standards set by the regulation | x | ||||
| Highway Traffic Law | 1983 | Whether the motor vehicles to be put on the road comply with the technical conditions is determined by inspection at certain times, taking into account their economic structure. Vehicle inspections are carried out at inspection stations belonging to the Ministry of Transport or, if authorized by this Ministry with an operating authorization certificate, at inspection stations belonging to authorized real or legal persons. | x |
Vehicle labelling
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | A roadmap will be prepared for a tes ting and certification system that will meet the global needs of the automotive industry. | x |
Vehicle manufacturing
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | New generation production technologies that affect the competitiveness of the automo tive main and supply industries will be develo ped. Domestic production of sheet metal and materials for vehicle lightening in the qu ality and quantity required by the automotive industry will be ensured. Merger and acquisition activities will be encouraged in order to increase the scale of companies, particularly in the automotive supplier industry, and to enhance capital op portunities. | x |
Vehicle scrappage scheme
| Medium term program (2025 - 2027) | 2024 | The use of public vehicles will be systematically reviewed within the framework of needs analyses and saving approach, surplus vehicles or economic obsolete vehicles will be eliminated and priority will be given to domestic production and environmentally friendly vehicles by considering costs in new vehicle acquisitions limited to mandatory cases. | x | ||||
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | A vehicle park rejuvenation program, considering all vehicle types, will be designed to remove old, highly polluting vehicles from traffic and replace them with environmentally friendly and safe vehicles. | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Regarding the replacement of expired vehicles making arrangements. | x | ||||
| First NDC - TUR | 2021 | Scraping of old vehicles from traffic | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Adopting and putting into practice the strategy to introduce age limit for public transport vehicles. | x |
Vehicle taxes
| Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) | 2023 | Efforts will be undertaken to reorgani ze the tax system in a way to support climate targets and contribute positively to the expan sion of the market by considering all alternative fuel vehicle groups | x | ||||
| Mobility Vehicles and Technologies Roadmap | 2022 | Conducting an impact analysis of Special Consumption Tax (SCT) and MTV (MTV) taxes on electric vehicles within the framework of budget requirements and discipline, taking into account the technical features of the vehicle, and making gradual supportive arrangements for electric vehicle purchases from 2022 to 2025 | x | ||||
| National Climate Change Action Plan | 2012 | Promoting alternative fuels and clean vehicles by making arrangements in the tax legislation within the framework of currently implemented economic programme and budget policies | x |
Vessel scrappage and retrofit
| First NDC (Updated) - TUR | 2023 | To implement Ship Scrap Regulation | x |
eVTOL and Drones
| National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategy and 2020–2023 Action Plan | 2020 | Expanding the use of Drones for Logistics Purposes. Construction of Smart Parking Lots for Dangerous Goods and Freight Transport Vehicles | x | x |
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