Parking in the Turkish driving test (Class B)

Who runs the test and how is it assessed?

Turkey’s practical driving test is run by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) under the Private Motor Vehicle Driver Course Regulation. It takes place in live traffic, lasts at least 40 minutes per candidate and, since 9 January 2025, uses new assessment forms (Annex 3 and Annex 4).

There is no score; the result is simply pass or fail. Faults on the form are colour-coded:

• One red fault means a fail.
• Two yellow faults mean a fail, whether the same item twice or two different items.
• Getting 5 of the blue vehicle-knowledge questions wrong or unanswered is also a fail.

Which manoeuvres are in Class B?

Under Article 34 of the regulation, the Class B test includes:

• Reverse parking
• Reversing 25 metres in a straight line (without touching the line or kerb)
• Reversing around a right-hand L corner (in one go)
• Turning around in a narrow space (in at most 3 moves)

Hill starts are assessed in the live-traffic section. There is no official basis for forward, perpendicular or angled bay parking being required in the test.

The reverse parking rule

The test’s “reverse parking” means reversing between cones at least 100 cm tall and parking parallel to the kerb. The space is 1.5 times the car’s length and 50 cm wider than the car.

1. Reverse into the space in one go. If you cannot, you get one more entry attempt.
2. Once in, park in at most two moves without touching the kerb or the cones.
3. Bring the front wheels straight and leave the car parallel to the kerb.
4. The examiner assesses the park after you say “I have finished parking.”

Red and yellow faults when parking

On the reverse parking section of the form, these are red faults:

• Not signalling in time or in the right direction on approach
• Failing to enter the space in one go or on the second attempt
• Failing to park within two moves once inside
• Touching the kerb or a cone while parking or pulling out
• Letting the bumper pass the kerb line while reversing
• Parking more than 50 cm from the kerb
• Not checking traffic in the mirrors or not signalling when pulling out

Yellow faults: stalling when pulling away, weak parking technique such as stopping and changing gear repeatedly, no shoulder check when pulling out, and failing to recognise a hazard.

Parking at the end of the test

Pulling over and parking at the end of the test is assessed too:

• Touching the kerb is a red fault.
• Not checking mirrors or not signalling when pulling over is a red fault.
• In an automatic, selecting P before the car has stopped is a red fault.
• Not pulling in close enough and not applying the handbrake are yellow faults.

Proposed changes in the news

Changes such as dropping the fixed test course, parking between two real cars instead of cones, or a longer test appear in the news from time to time. As of 27 September 2026 none of them has been published in the Official Gazette. Confirm the current rules with your driving school and MEB’s official announcements before your test.

How to practise in Parking Trainer

The test’s reverse parking matches Parallel parking in the game: reversing between two obstacles and settling parallel to the kerb. The game does not recreate the test course exactly; it uses cars instead of cones and does not count moves. But it builds the habits that matter on the day:

• Zero contact: touching the kerb or a cone is a fail on its own. Stay on a level until you can park without contact.
• Fewer moves: learn the tutorial’s step order; unnecessary back-and-forth can turn into a yellow fault.
• Stop, then P: in the game too, a gear change that reverses direction waits for the car to stop.