Drove in Turkey? Check if you owe a toll
Turkey's toll system is fully electronic. If you drove on a motorway, crossed a bridge, or used a tunnel, you may have unpaid violations.
Other options
- e-Government portal requires a Turkish national ID
- Rental companies handle tolls differently, often charging weeks after return
- KGM violation portal is not reachable from abroad
- Manual checks at operator sites, one plate at a time
- Unpaid violations follow the plate to the next renter or owner
Violations double at day 15 and grow to 5x at day 45
A late violation that lands after you leave Turkey can go unnoticed until your next entry, with penalties attached. For foreign-plated vehicles, Turkish customs checks for unpaid debts at the border.
The trap that catches travelers
Most violations land in the operator's system within a day, so a quick check before you leave Turkey catches most of them. The trap is the straggler: a violation that appears days later, once you are already home.
From abroad, you cannot check. The KGM violation lookup portal is not reachable outside Turkey, and commercial proxy services refuse the route too. You only find out on your next entry, after the 15-day grace window has closed and penalties have kicked in.
A scheduled query runs daily or weekly from inside Turkey on your behalf. The moment a late violation lands, you get a notification, so you can pay while still abroad and within the grace window.
Check in three steps
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Enter your plate
Type in the plate number of the vehicle you drove. Turkish or foreign, any format.
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See violations
Your outstanding HGS violations appear with amounts and the issuing operator.
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Pay before penalties grow
Each violation links to the operator's official payment page. Settle before the 15-day window closes.
Ready to check?
Find out if you owe anything before penalties grow.