Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Holders of Turkish driving licences living in Australia can renew them at the consulate, provided they declared their Australian address at least six months earlier. The police-foundation contribution must be paid in advance at a bank.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate-General of Türkiye in Sydney (Woollahra, NSW; jurisdiction: Australia except VIC, SA, TAS and WA) and Consulate-General in South Melbourne (VIC; jurisdiction: VIC, SA, TAS, WA). Embassy in Canberra also exists.
Melbourne: see melbourne-cg.mfa.gov.tr; no separate procedure pages for this service were published.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Türkiye.
How to apply
Book on the national consular appointment system www.konsolosluk.gov.tr; each service needs its own appointment | pay the TPTGV contribution beforehand at a listed bank | attend with documents; the criminal record certificate is prepared at the consulate
Documents you need
- Identity document (ID card, booklet or passport)
- Current driving licence
- One biometric photo 5x6 cm
- Blood-group document or declaration
- Signed and stamped medical report
- TPTGV payment receipt
- Address declared at least 6 months earlier
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: old-type licence (issued before 1 Jan 2016) TPTGV TRY 2 + consular fee TRY 13 charged in AUD at the bank buying rate; new-type: yearly amounts not stated
Good to know
Page undated; fee amounts may predate currency changes.
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Türkiye's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Türkiye in Australia
- Address declaration (Adres Beyanı)
- Birth registration for a child born outside marriage / paternity recognition
- Criminal record certificate
- Dual citizenship registration
- e-Devlet password
- e-Visa for Türkiye
- Passport (new, renewal or replacement)
- Power of attorney (vekaletname)
- Re-acquisition of Turkish citizenship
- Special (stamped) passport
- Turkish Republic ID card (chip card, TCKK)
- Visa for official, diplomatic and special passport holders