03 Afyonkarahisar: region, area code and neighbours
Afyonkarahisar is a province in Türkiye’s Aegean Region. Vehicle plate code: 03. Landline area code: 0272. Provinces sharing a land border (7): Burdur (15), Denizli (20), Eskişehir (26), Isparta (32), Konya (42), Kütahya (43), Uşak (64).
Why is Afyonkarahisar number 03?
Code 03 dates from 1962, when plate codes were assigned to the provinces of the time in alphabetical order of their Turkish names.
Turkey License Plate Codes
- 01 Adana
- 02 Adıyaman
- 03 Afyonkarahisar
- 04 Ağrı
- 05 Amasya
- 06 Ankara
- 07 Antalya
- 08 Artvin
- 09 Aydın
- 10 Balıkesir
- 11 Bilecik
- 12 Bingöl
- 13 Bitlis
- 14 Bolu
- 15 Burdur
- 16 Bursa
- 17 Çanakkale
- 18 Çankırı
- 19 Çorum
- 20 Denizli
- 21 Diyarbakır
- 22 Edirne
- 23 Elazığ
- 24 Erzincan
- 25 Erzurum
- 26 Eskişehir
- 27 Gaziantep
- 28 Giresun
- 29 Gümüşhane
- 30 Hakkâri
- 31 Hatay
- 32 Isparta
- 33 Mersin
- 34 Istanbul
- 35 İzmir
- 36 Kars
- 37 Kastamonu
- 38 Kayseri
- 39 Kırklareli
- 40 Kırşehir
- 41 Kocaeli
- 42 Konya
- 43 Kütahya
- 44 Malatya
- 45 Manisa
- 46 Kahramanmaraş
- 47 Mardin
- 48 Muğla
How to use
- 1Type a plate number (e.g. 34) or a province name in the search box.
- 2The table filters instantly to show the plate code, province, region and area code.
- 3Open a province to see its neighbouring provinces and their plate codes.
How Turkish plate codes were assigned
The two digits at the start of a Turkish number plate identify the province where the vehicle is registered. Codes 01 to 67 were given to the provinces in alphabetical order at the time: 01 Adana, 06 Ankara, 34 Istanbul, 35 Izmir and so on. Provinces created later received the next free numbers in order of creation, from 68 Aksaray to 81 Düzce. That is why Aksaray, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Batman, Şırnak, Bartın, Ardahan, Iğdır, Yalova, Karabük, Kilis, Osmaniye and Düzce sit outside the alphabetical sequence.
What the table shows
For each province you get the plate code, the province name, its geographical region (Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Eastern Anatolia or Southeastern Anatolia) and its landline area code. Istanbul has two area codes, 212 for the European side and 216 for the Asian side. Each province page also links to the provinces it borders, which helps travellers and researchers place an unfamiliar plate on the map.
Reading a Turkish number plate
After the province code comes a group of one to three letters and a serial number, e.g. 34 ABC 123. The letter series is distributed within the province by the registering office and does not reveal anything about the owner. Rental cars in tourist areas such as Antalya (07) or Muğla (48) often carry plates from where the rental company is based, so the code shows the place of registration, not necessarily where the car is driven.
Frequently asked questions
Which city is plate code 34?
34 is Istanbul. Type any number into the search box to see the province it belongs to.
How many plate codes are there in Turkey?
There are 81 provinces, and each has one plate code from 01 to 81.
Which province has the newest plate code?
Düzce, with code 81 — the last province to be created.
Why are the plate codes not in alphabetical order?
Codes 01–67 follow the alphabetical order of the provinces that existed then; 68–81 went to newer provinces in order of creation.
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