Entry, driving licence, motorways, payments, communication and emergency information for camping and caravan holidays in Turkey.
Foreign campers in Türkiye get online in one of three ways: their own line on roaming, a travel eSIM, or a local line bought with a passport. The 120-day rule for local lines, coverage on the coast and in the mountains, campsite Wi-Fi and the apps that actually help.
6 November 2026
In Türkiye one number, 112, covers ambulance, police, gendarmerie, fire brigade, forest fires and the coast guard. For foreign campers: when to call 112, how to find the on-duty pharmacy, hospitals and insurance, ticks, jellyfish, heatstroke and earthquakes.
6 November 2026
At a campsite in Türkiye your neighbour may offer you tea, you may hear the dawn call to prayer, and in a holiday week you may not find a free pitch. Local customs for foreign visitors on hospitality, clothing, rubbish, fires and dogs.
6 November 2026
In Türkiye card payment is common at campsites, supermarkets and petrol stations, but keep some Turkish lira on you for village markets, small kiosks and tips. When to pay with what, ATMs and exchange offices, haggling and paying online.
6 November 2026
Türkiye's motorway and bridge toll booths don't take cash or cards; tolls are paid electronically with an HGS tag. For visitors arriving in a foreign-registered or hired vehicle: the tag, topping up, toll violations and leaving at the border.
6 November 2026
A foreign driving licence is valid in Türkiye for 6 months from entry. When you need an International Driving Permit, what's required to hire a campervan, speed and alcohol limits, how to pay traffic fines, and what happens at radar and gendarmerie checks.
6 November 2026
When you enter Türkiye in a foreign-registered campervan, customs registers the vehicle temporarily. Who can bring one, how the length of stay is calculated, which documents are checked at the border and how to get insurance.
6 November 2026
There are three ways to come from abroad to camp on Türkiye's Aegean and Mediterranean coast. Which airport is closest to which region, which ferries run from the Greek islands, where the land border crossings are, and how to get from the airport to the campsite.
6 November 2026
