Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey

The association was established right after the proclamation of the Republic as "Turkish Travel Association" (). It was renamed later to "Touring Club Turc" (). In 1930, the association received the legal status of a non-profit organization, and gained rights with regard to customs and traffic laws. The obligation to take a temporary import document from customs was lifted in 1990 resulting in a great income loss for the club. Finally in 1994, another source of its finance diminished as the administration of historical recreational venues ended when the city's municipality concluded not to renew the lease contract regarding the parks and pavilions in them. The club tried to overcome the financial difficulties by selling its properties one by one it owned from 1974 on. ==International documents provided==

The Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey is authorized to provide following documents, which are recognized internationally: • Temporary entrance card from customs • International driving license • International vehicle document • International traffic insurance (Green card) • Temporary entrance card for foreign vehicles (Blue card) ==Notable people==

Following persons played a major role in the history of the club. Figures enclosed in parentheses are service years: • Reşit Saffet Atabinen, founder and president (1923–1965) • Said N.Duhani, manager (1950s-1966) • Çelik Gülersoy, clerk (1947–1957), assistant manager (1957–1961), legal consultant (1961–1965), general manager (1965–2003) • Dr. Uğur İbrahimhakkıoğlu, Vice President ( -2006), ex- president (2006–2010) • Dr. Bülent Katkak. Current President. Has been exerting all his efforts since he took power doing fabulous jobs for the community, organizing social benefit events. ==References==