K Authorisation Certificates

K Authorisation Certificates

Standards for road transport activities have been set by the Road Transport Law No. 4925 and the Road Transport Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 08.01.2018 and numbered 30295.

According to the provisions of the said Law and Regulation, K Authorisation Certificates are the authorisation certificates that natural / legal persons engaged in the transport of cargo and goods by road are obliged to obtain.

Types of K Authorisation Certificate

K 1 Authorisation Certificate: For those who will transport goods for commercial purposes
For K1 authorisation certificates in the name of natural persons, the total of the train weights of tractor-type vehicles and the maximum laden weights of truck- and van-type vehicles must not be less than 25 tonnes; for K1 authorisation certificates in the name of legal entities, the total of the train weights of tractor-type vehicles and the maximum laden weights of truck- and van-type vehicles must not be less than 50 tonnes.
K 1* Authorisation Certificate: For those who will transport goods for commercial purposes with vehicles with a laden weight of less than 3,5 tonnes (vans, etc.)
K 2 Authorisation Certificate: For those who will carry out private transport,
K2* Authorisation Certificate: For those who will carry out private transport with vehicles with a laden weight of less than 3,5 tonnes (vans, etc.),
K 3 Authorisation Certificate: For those who will transport household goods for commercial purposes
Applicants for a K3 authorisation certificate must own at least 2 self-owned unit vehicles designed for the transport of goods and commercially recorded and registered, and the total of the train weights of their self-owned tractor-type vehicles and the maximum laden weights of their self-owned truck- and van-type vehicles must not be less than 35 tonnes.

Loss of Minimum Capacity and related matters.
If authorisation certificate holders lose the minimum capacity requirement stipulated in this article, based on the dates on which the vehicles registered in the vehicle certificates annexed to the authorisation certificate;

a) were involved in an accident, burned, were scrapped or became unserviceable due to a similar force majeure,
b) were sold,
c) were removed at their own request,
ç) were not counted towards the minimum capacity due to their age,
d) were removed ex officio pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 24,
and if the total period during which the minimum capacity was lost exceeds 630 calendar days during the validity period of the authorisation certificate determined in Article 17, the authorisation certificate shall be cancelled.

Notification of Changes
Of those who obtain an authorisation certificate under this Regulation;

a) Authorisation certificate holders other than natural persons holding a K1 or K3 authorisation certificate and natural or legal persons holding a B3, C1, D3 or K2 authorisation certificate are obliged to notify the Ministry of changes in the trade name and address of their companies and changes relating to the persons specified in subparagraph (c) of the first paragraph of Article 13, or changes in agency agreements, as well as capital reductions that would result in the loss of the capital requirement set out in Article 14,

b) of the self-owned vehicle(s) registered in the vehicle certificate annexed to the authorisation certificate being involved in an accident, burning, being scrapped or becoming unserviceable due to a similar force majeure, and of changes relating to the plate information, colour, chassis number or vehicle type,

within ninety calendar days from the date on which the change occurred. Authorisation certificate holders who fail to comply with this paragraph shall be given 5 warnings.
Validity Period of Authorisation Certificates
The validity period of authorisation certificates obtained under the Road Transport Regulation is 5 years.
Renewal of Authorisation Certificates
Authorisation Certificate Renewal Procedures are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Road Transport Regulation. (the documents required to obtain a new certificate for authorisation certificate renewal procedures
Article 18 of the Road Transport Regulation:
Process for the renewal of authorisation certificates

ARTICLE 19 – (1) Authorisation certificate holders may apply to the Ministry in writing for the renewal of their authorisation certificates from ninety days before the expiry date of the validity period of the authorisation certificate. The authorisation certificate is renewed based on the date on which the renewal fee is paid. The renewal fee must be paid before the expiry date of the authorisation certificate and as the renewal fee in force on the date of payment.(2) If authorisation certificate holders apply to the Ministry in writing for the renewal of their authorisation certificates within 540 calendar days from the date on which the validity period of the authorisation certificate expired, the authorisation certificate is renewed based on the date on which the renewal fee is paid. The renewal fee must be paid within the said 540-day period and as the renewal fee in force on the date of payment.(3) If authorisation certificate holders do not apply within the periods specified in the first and second paragraphs from the date on which the validity period of the authorisation certificate expired, or if, despite applying, the conditions for renewal of the authorisation certificate are not fulfilled, the right to renew the authorisation certificate is lost.

(4) The authorisation certificate shall not be renewed unless all warnings on the authorisation certificate are removed and the conditions stipulated in this Regulation for the authorisation certificate to be renewed are met.
(5) For renewed authorisation certificates, the periods specified in Article 14 start anew without taking into account the periods used before renewal.
(6) In order for the authorisation certificate renewal procedure to be carried out under this article, the authorisation certificate must not have had its activity suspended or been cancelled under this Regulation.
(7) The period set out in the second paragraph is solely a right to renew the authorisation certificate, and this period does not grant those in this situation the right to operate. Those acting in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to an administrative fine in the amount specified in subparagraph (a) of the first paragraph of Article 26 of the Law

Note: The KEP address requirement will come into effect on 01/01/2020.

Chamber Officials:
Gözde AYDIN - Chamber Registry Officer /Tel: 424 218 3500 -1124
Nevruz KESİCİ - Chamber Registry Officer /Tel: 424 218 3500 -1132
Ahmet ALTUNGÖK - Chamber Registry Director /Tel: 424 218 3500 - 1131