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authorization certificate for the commercial vehicle and the owner or

operator of the vehicle who will place advertisements in or on their

vehicles. The application shall be finalized within 7 business days and

if it is deemed convenient, the certificate is approved and delivered to

the advertiser for each vehicle separately depending on the nature of the

advertisement.

The following procedures and principles regarding placing

advertisements on or in the vehicles are applied:

i) It is not allowed to place advertisements on the windows, wheels

and front/back sides of the vehicles.

ii) It is not allowed to entirely cover the vehicle with advertisements

or place the advertisement in a way that will completely change

the color of the vehicle.

iii)Advertisement equipment such as panels, signboards etc. shall not

cover lightning gear, signs of compulsory discriminations such as

license plate, symbols or writings which determine the capacity

and other qualities and the plate numbers that are on the vehicle

or on the side doors of the vehicle. The writings and plates may

be written in different colors if the colors of the advertisement and

plate writings are in the same color, provided that they are placed

in the same proportion.

iv)It is forbidden to place and use the advertisement panels and

signboards exceeding the extent, height and length of the vehicle,

separate from the vehicle body. However, it is allowed to place

advertisement signboards on cars, cabs and shared cabs provided

that it does not exceed 50 centimeters at height including its

support brackets and other installation devices and they do not

cover the cab’s or shared cab’s plate. If the advertisement covers

the plate numbers, then they shall be written on the signboard or

on other part of the roof with same size and color.

v) The advertisement panels, signboards to be used on light trailers shall

not exceed the extent, height and length of the trailer or the vehicle

that pulls the trailer. However, it is allowed to place advertisement

signboards on cars, cabs and shared cabs provided that they do not

exceed the height of the vehicle more than 50 centimeters.