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Turkey 2026 vehicle tax deadline, new minimum ÖTV

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Turkey’s Revenue Administration confirmed that the second instalment of the 2026 Motorlu Taşıtlar Vergisi (MTV) must be paid by the close of business on 31 July 2026. Payments can be made through the Digital Tax Office portal, mobile app, partner banks’ online and mobile channels, tax‑office counters, or PTT branches. Late payments incur a statutory interest of 3.7 % per month, may trigger e‑haciz enforcement and can block vehicle inspection, sale or registration until cleared. ~~On the same day,~~ Parliament approved a law, published in the ~~Ministry of Finance introduced~~ Official Gazette on 31 July 2026, that introduces a minimum fixed Special Consumption Tax (ÖTV) for ~~passenger cars and other human‑transport~~ passenger‑type vehicles. The floor is set at 100 000 TL for ordinary passenger cars and at 30 000 TL for electric ~~vehicles in the~~ L‑class vehicles with motor power of 4 kW or ~~more. The amendment, published in the Official Gazette on 31 July 2026, applies only to passenger‑type vehicles;~~ more; commercial trucks, motorcycles and agricultural tractors remain exempt. The amendment retains the existing proportional ÖTV calculation, applying the minimum only when the calculated amount falls below it. Authorities ~~say~~ note that current market prices will not change because ~~existing ÖTV calculations~~ most vehicles already exceed the new ~~floor. The law also grants~~ floor, and the President ~~authority to~~ may raise the ~~minimum amounts by~~ minima up to ten‑fold under legal limits. The broader tax framework includes an 18.95 % inflation‑linked increase in MTV rates, a 75 % discount for electric‑vehicle owners, and a limited‑time charging discount of 10.90 TL/kWh at selected stations from 20–31 July. Parliament’s amendment ~~to ÖTV establishes compulsory~~ also makes the minima ~~indexed annually~~ subject to annual indexing and expands the tax formula to consider engine displacement, drive system, power and battery capacity. Deferral and instalment programmes for MTV and SGK liabilities remain open, with applications due by 31 August and repayment spread over twelve monthly instalments starting in September.

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