The reservation of registration mark is required to be performed in order for the registration mark to be granted to the aircraft. The Reservation of Registration Mark is performed in order to identify the registration nationality and registration mark of the aircraft before it is registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry. 

The process of pre-determination of the registration mark to be used by any aircraft, which is planned to be brought to our country, and reporting of the same to our Directorate General by the owner of the aircraft, and of reservation of the respective registration mark for the applicant, is called as registration reservation.

The operators, who hold an air operator's certificate, must satisfy the requirements prescribed by the circular letter on "addition of aircraft to the fleet", and must obtain the letter of permit, which has been issued by the Operations Branch, prior to performance of the process of registration reservation, in order to add any new aircraft to their fleets.

All aircraft are required to bear the flag of the country, where it is registered, and the registration mark thereof in accordance with ICAO Annex-7. Each aircraft has its own registration mark, and a registration mark may not be used by more than one aircraft concurrently. A registration mark is used for once only; accordingly, any registration mark is not used for any other aircraft. 

Therefore, the registration mark to be used by any aircraft, which will be brought to our country, is required to be reserved at the first stages of the planning process in order to determine that whether the relevant registration mark is appropriate, or not, and to keep such mark until the relevant aircraft arrives in the country.

The registration mark must be selected based on the aircraft categories, among the triple combinations, starting with:

• the letter "U" for Ultralight/Microlight, 
• the letter "B" for Balloon, 
• the letter "H" for Helicopter, 
• the letter "Z" for Agricultural purposes, 
• the letter "P" for Glider, 

• The petition signed by the the owner of the aircraft or by the person, to whom the notarized power of attorney is granted 
• Reservation Application Form 
• Trade Registry Gazette showing the trade name, capital and shareholding structure of the legal persons
• List of Authorized Signatories (Natural Persons; The Notarized Signature Declaration - Legal Persons; The Notarized List of Authorized Signatories)
• Trade Registry Gazette showing the trade name, capital and shareholding structure of the lessee of the aircraft provided by the Leasing Companies Situated in Turkey
• The notarized copy of identity card of the natural persons 
• The letter stating the approval of "addition of aircraft to the fleet" for the airline companies
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see www.shgm.gov.tr)
• Letter of Undertaking (In the event that the owner of the aircraft is situated abroad, and that it will be procured through Leasing or Rental, no Letter of Undertaking is required.)

• The petition signed by the owner of the aircraft or by the person, to whom notarized power of attorney is granted, in case of purchasing
• The petition signed by the authorized person of the aircraft operator, in case of Cross-Border Leasing
• Certificate of De-registration (Certificate of de-registration is required to be obtained from the civil aviation authority of the former country.)
• Certificate of export 
• The relevant page (AFM page) of the Flight Manual, on which "Maximum Take-Off" weight is specified
• Certificate of insurance covering the Ferry Flight (3rd Party Liability Insurance)
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Service Tariff of the DGCA)

Issuance of Certificate of Registration for Aircraft to be Initially Registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry 

• In the event that the acquisition is performed through purchasing method, then;
• The original copy of the agreement,
• The original copy of the bill of sale,
• A copy of the receipt of stamp duty arising from the agreement,
• The notarized translation of the agreement and bill of sale, in case the same have been drawn up in any language other than Turkish,
• The original copies of the lists of authorized signatories of the parties, executing the agreement,
• Delivery of the original copies of the Certificate of Authorization bearing the Apostille thereon, stating that parties executing the agreement are authorized, to our Directorate General, prior to sending the letter of "technical conformity regarding importation", 
• In the event that the acquisition is performed through rental method, then;
• The original copy of the rental agreement,
• The notarized translation of the agreement into Turkish, in case the same has been drawn up in any language other than Turkish,
• The original copies of the lists of authorized signatories of the parties executing the agreement, and the Certificates of Authorization bearing the Apostille thereon,
• In the event that the acquisition is performed through leasing method, then;
• The lease agreement approved by FIDER, as well as the following documents are required to be sent completely to our Directorate General with a cover letter.
• The petition signed by the owner of the aircraft or by the person, to whom notarized power of attorney is granted
• Registration Application Form
• The original copy of the letter of conclusive aircraft importation sent by the Customs Offices by addressing our Directorate General
• Bill of Entry of the relevant aircraft
• Certificate of de-registration
• Certificate of export
• The copy of the letter of conformity for importation of the aircraft
• The relevant page of the flight manual, on which maximum take-off weight is specified  
• "Sales Agreement" and “Bill of Sale”
• The original copy of the lease agreement executed by and between the Leasing Companies Situated in Turkey and the lessee thereof
• The front-view and side-view photographs of the aircraft, in a manner that registration mark and flag are visible on the aircraft.  (see ANNEX-7)
• The copy of the Certificate of Airworthiness
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Charges Tariff of the DGCA)

The act of performing changes on the certificate of registration and the registrations due to change of the domestic or foreign owner of the aircraft, registered to the Turkish Civil Aviation Registry.

Any and all changes in the owners of the aircraft are taken under record so that aircraft property right may be obtained through registration of the relevant aircraft to the registry. Transfer of the aircraft means transfer of the property right, as well. Therefore, any changes in the owners of the aircraft are required to be entered to the registry. The natural and legal person/persons, purchasing the aircraft, assume(s) the responsibility upon performance of change in the owner of aircraft.

Documents Required For Change of Owner

• Registration Application Form
• "Sales Agreement" issued before a notary public, and the copies of the receipts of taxes, charges, etc. arising from the agreement, 
• Notarized Termination of the Previous Operation Agreement, if any 
• Notarized Current Operation Agreement 
• Notarized List of Authorized Signatories 
• The Original Copy of the Tax Clearance Certificate
• "Amendment Agreement" approved by FIDER in respect of the aircraft imported temporarily through Leasing Method 
• Insurance (The operator is responsible for the 3^rd party liability insurance)
• The Original Copy of the Certificate of Registration
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Charges Tariff of the DGCA)

The act of performing changes on the certificate of registration and the registrations due to change of the operator of the aircraft, registered to the Turkish Civil Aviation Registry.

Change of the operator of aircraft means change of the current operator of the aircraft. Certainly, such change refers to change of any domestic operator with any other domestic operator. No record is entered regarding the aircraft due to any restrictions imposed on the aircraft operators.

The owners of the aircraft, registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry, are registered to our registry regardless of the fact that they are Turkish or foreign, since their operators are Turkish. There may be some aircraft, operated by any foreigner despite the fact that the owner thereof is Turkish. In such case, such kind of aircraft is not registered to our registry.

Documents Required For Change of the Operator

• Registration Application Form
• Notarized Termination of the Previous Operation Agreement, if any 
• Notarized Current Operation Agreement 
• Notarized List of Authorized Signatories 
• The Original Copy of the Tax Clearance Certificate
• Insurance (The operator is responsible for the 3^rd party liability insurance)
• The Original Copy of the Certificate of Registration 
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Charges Tariff of the DGCA

The act of renewing the certificate of registration and of changing registrations due to change of the address and trade name of the owner of aircraft as well as change of maximum take-off weight of the aircraft, and loss of the certificate.

Documents Required for Any Changes to Address, Trade Name and Maximum Take-Off Weight

• Trade Registry Gazette for any changes to address and trade name.
• The page of the aircraft flight manual of the manufacturer in respect of any change in the maximum take-off weight (the relevant AFM page)
• The notice of loss published in a national newspaper in order to re-issue the certificate due to loss
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Charges Tariff of the DGCA)

Act of de-registration of the aircraft due to occurrence of one of the following reasons: overseas sales of the aircraft registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry, expiration of the economic life thereof, and accident-complete damaged.

De-registration means deletion of the registration of any aircraft, registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry, from the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry in accordance with Article 61 and Article 62 of the Turkish Civil Aviation Act, numbered 2920. One of such articles, which constitute the legal basis for de-registration of any aircraft, is ex officio de-registration, and the other one is de-registration upon request.

Ex Officio De-registration:

• "In the event that the qualifications of the aircraft, required to be available in order to be considered as Turkish civil aircraft, disappear, or that the aircraft passes to the ownership of any person, who has not such qualifications, pursuant to Article 49"
  • The registration of the relevant aircraft is deleted from the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry by our Directorate General, without requiring any application, upon proving that the natural or legal persons, appearing as the owner of the aircraft in our registration records, are no more of Turkish nationality, specified under Article 49, through the documents (Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, List of Attendees, ID card of the Republic of Turkey).

• "In the event that the aircraft is registered to the registry of any foreign state, or that the same is not de-registered from the foreign registry although it is registered to the Turkish registry"
  • Any aircraft, registered to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry, may not be registered to the registry of any other country. Since the certificate of de-registration, which has been issued by the civil aviation authority of the country, to which the aircraft is currently registered, is requested in order for performance of the registration to the registry of the relevant country by the civil aviation authority thereof. Certificate of de-registration or certificate of non-registration is definitely required to be submitted while registering any aircraft to the Turkish Civil Aircraft Registry. The registration procedure shall not be carried out if such document is not available. In case of occurrence of such situation, the relevant aircraft is de-registered ex officio from the Turkish registry, without requiring any application, upon proving the relevant situation through the official documents.

De-registration Upon Request:

"In case of actual or nominal destruction or total loss of any Turkish civil aircraft, then the relevant aircraft is deleted from the registry upon request of the owner, and the certificate of registration is canceled."

Although such article is limited to the actual or nominal destruction or total loss of any aircraft, justification of any and all processes for de-registration performed in practice is carried out upon application of the owner. Application of the owner may arise from the following reasons:

• The actual or nominal destruction of the aircraft,
• Complete damaged of the aircraft.
• Aircraft's becoming actually unusable for any reasons whatsoever (e.g. The fact that the aircraft used for agricultural spraying becomes idle due to prohibition of the flights for aerial agricultural spraying in accordance with the instruction of the Ministry of Agriculture, dated ... and numbered …)
• Overseas sales of the aircraft,
• The request of the BRSA (Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency) as a consequence of return of the aircraft, which has been acquired through leasing method, or default of the aircraft agreement due to expiration thereof.

Documents Required for De-registration

• Registration Application Form
• Notarized Termination of the Operation Agreement, if any 
• The Original Copy of the Tax Clearance Certificate
• Notarized List of Authorized Signatories 
• The original copies of the Certificate of Registration and the Certificate of Airworthiness 
• The original copy of the "Sales Agreement", and the copies of the receipts of taxes, charges, etc. arising from this agreement 
• The notarized translation of the sales agreement into Turkish, in case the same is drawn up in any language other than Turkish
• The letter of conformity to be obtained from FIDER in case of early termination of the Lease Agreement
• The Certificate of Authorization bearing the Apostille thereon, and the notarized translation thereof into Turkish
• Notarized termination agreement executed by and between the Parties In Case of Early Termination of the Rental Agreement
• Accident Report prepared In Accordance with the Regulation on the Investigation of Civil Aircraft Accidents SHY-13, in case of de-registration of the aircraft Due To The Accident. 
• Technical Inspection Report issued by our Directorate General in respect of De-registration, upon request of the respective owner 
• Service Fee published in the Service Tariff (see Charges Tariff of the DGCA)

• Registration of Mortgage
• Release of Mortgage
• IDERA Procedures
  1. Registration of IDERA
  2. Cancellation of IDERA