Compulsory winter tire rule starts on November 15: Fine is 5,856 TL

With the regulation by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the mandatory winter tire application for commercial vehicles in the 2026-2027 season will start on November 15, 2026, and end on April 15, 2027.

With the regulation by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure published in the Official Gazette dated October 4, 2025, the start date of the application was moved up from December 1 to November 15. Accordingly, the mandatory winter tire application for the 2026-2027 winter period will begin on Sunday, November 15, 2026, and end on Thursday, April 15, 2027. Vehicle owners will be required to install winter tires during the 5-month period.

While commercial vehicles such as trucks, tow trucks, tankers, buses, minibuses, and vans engaged in passenger and freight transport on intercity roads are required to use winter tires, there is no nationwide mandatory winter tire application for private cars. An administrative fine of 5,856 TL is applied to drivers who do not comply with the rule for the year 2026, and the fine is issued to the vehicle operator pursuant to Article 65/A of the Highway Traffic Law.