Winter Tyre Requirement

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by the Provincial Police Directorate of the Governorship of Elazığ, Republic of Türkiye, Article 5 of the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Obligation to Use Winter Tyres, prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications and published in the Official Gazette dated 04 October 2025 and numbered 33037, contains the provision “An obligation has been introduced to use winter tyres on vehicles used for the transport of passengers and goods on intercity highways, whether or not they are registered in our country, during the five-month period between 15 November of each year and 15 April of the following year; whether the winter tyre requirement will be applied within provincial borders is determined by the relevant Governorships, taking average local temperatures into account, and the necessary announcements are made.”.
In order to increase the road grip of vehicles on icy surfaces caused by the severity of winter conditions, heavy snowfall and low air temperatures in our province, and to prevent possible traffic accidents due to skidding, the use of winter tyres between 15 November 2025 and 15 April 2026 has been made mandatory, by the approvals of the Office of the Governor referenced above, for trucks, tractor units, tankers, buses, minibuses, and commercially registered pickup trucks and cars used in freight and passenger transport within the borders of our province.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry