Warning from Minister Çiftçi to citizens: 'Check your ID and driver's licenses'
Original headlineBakan Çiftçi'den vatandaşlara uyarı: 'Kimlik ve sürücü belgelerinizi kontrol edin'
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Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi urged citizens to check the validity of their identity cards and driver's licenses, warning that 487,596 documents must be renewed by the end of 2026—112,791 ID cards and 374,805 driver's licenses. The figure represents a sizable administrative workload for the ministry and a potential surge in demand for renewal services as the deadline approaches. Citizens holding expired documents risk disruptions in everyday transactions and official procedures. Watch for renewal applications to accelerate in the run-up to the 2026 cutoff and for whether processing capacity keeps pace.
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Mustafa Çiftçi, Ministry of Interior