Turkish License Plates

Sometimes it helps to date an old photo by using the change of styles in Turkish License Plates [1].

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A plates issued 1939-1962 H denotes (Hususi-Privately owned vehicle)
B post 1962 city code 2 letter 3 number series
C beginning early 1980's 1 letter 4 number series (major cities run out of plate combinations)
D post 1985 3 letter 2 number series

[1] The current Turkish license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left, there is the country code "TR" in a 4x10cm blue bar like in EU countries. The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, being one in front and the other in rear.

34 TXX 99: Taxis in İstanbul only
99 T 9999: Taxis in all provinces except in İstanbul.