Diaspora families coming from Belgium to Turkey collect the car at the airport where they land: the booking form of SAW Rent A Car lists 15 airports and Bursa city centre. A driving licence issued in Belgium is printed in the Latin alphabet, so it meets our rental conditions; the real decision is who in the family takes the wheel, because the age and years-of-licence requirement varies from car to car and is shown on the car card.
In a family coming from Belgium there is often more than one licence holder: young people who grew up in Belgium and got their licence there, parents who obtained their licence in Turkey years ago and later converted it to a Belgian document, and perhaps a relative who wants to take the wheel during the holiday. What decides the rental is not the person themselves but the age of their licence and the age of the driver. This page explains step by step in whose name to book the car and which car suits the driver in your family; our booking system has welcomed more than 50,000 guests so far.
Flights from Belgium to Turkey mostly depart from Brussels, Charleroi and Liège airports; besides direct flights to Istanbul and the coastal regions there are also connecting routes, and timetables change with the season.
You book the car not according to your departure airport in Belgium but according to where you land in Turkey:
All pick-up points are on our pick-up points list; meet-and-greet is provided at every point.
Before you book, go through the drivers in your family in this order:
Although a licence issued in Belgium is called rijbewijs in the Flemish region and permis de conduire in Wallonia, it is printed in the Latin alphabet. Our rental conditions set a clear requirement for foreign licences: A national licence issued in the Latin alphabet or an international driving permit is accepted. When you collect the car, you show a Belgian ID card or passport along with the licence.
The minimum age and years of licence depend on the car: some cars can be rented at 21 with a licence held for 2 years; in the upper segment the requirement rises to 25–27 years of age and 5–7 years of licence. The requirement for the car you choose is shown on its car card on the booking screen.
If you exchanged a licence obtained in Turkey for a Belgian one, the date on your new document may differ from the date of your first licence. In this case, consult our customer service by WhatsApp or phone before booking about how the years-of-licence requirement of the car you choose will be assessed for you.
The groups below were taken from the cards of the 19 cars in our search for 20–27 October 2026, made on 11 October 2026 for Istanbul Airport; each row shows the lowest driver requirement in that group. The bigger your family, the more the number of seats matters; the younger the driver, the more the age requirement on the card decides:
In the 9-seat car the driver requirement is age 27 and 7 years of licence; if no one in the family meets it, planning the same trip with two smaller cars can be an option.
Driving from Belgium to Turkey is a long journey that crosses several countries and is repeated on the way back; families who make this trip spend a large part of their leave on the road. Those who fly and rent in Turkey use the car only for the days in Turkey and can choose the driver again every day.
If you choose to come in your own car, know these rules for toll roads in Turkey:
According to KGM, foreign-plated vehicles using toll motorways and bridges must have an HGS account with at least enough balance to cover the toll. An HGS account can be opened at PTT branches and agents at border gates and inside the country, or at bank branches; unpaid violations must be settled before you leave. Details: KGM – Foreign-plated vehicles.
In a rental car, crossings are deducted from the car's HGS balance; under art. 4.10 of the Rental Conditions, bridge, motorway and HGS/OGS tolls belong to the renter and the remaining balance is refunded at the end of the rental. Current rates are in our article bridge and motorway tolls for 2026.
Families from Belgium sometimes come for a short stay just for a Bayram, and sometimes for the whole school holiday. If the rental lasts 8–29 days the weekly rate applies, and for 30 days or more the monthly rate; details are on our monthly car rental page.
On a long rental the driver in the family may change: one person drives in the first week of the holiday, then someone else may take the wheel. Every driver must meet the requirement on the car card.
If your return date changes, let us know by WhatsApp or phone before the return day; whether the new date is possible and what it costs depend on the availability of the car.
Families who go first to the home town and then to the coast, or who fly home from another city, can choose the return point separately from the pick-up point in the form. In our searches of 11 October 2026 with pick-up at Sabiha Gökçen, a separate "One-way fee" line appeared on the car cards for returns at Istanbul Airport and in Antalya.
Confirm the fee for returning at a different point with our customer service by WhatsApp or phone before completing the booking.
When you book online, the payment options are shown on the card of the car you choose; you pick the one that suits you before confirming the booking.
If you have no credit card, make the booking through our customer service by WhatsApp or phone; payment can be arranged by bank transfer, EFT, cash, Wise or Revolut. All conditions for renting without a card are on our car rental without a credit card page.
The deposit amount is shown on the car card and in the payment step of your booking.
Documents: A valid driving licence plus an identity card or passport.
Age and years of licence: These vary from car to car; they are shown in the selection list above and on the booking card.
Young driver: For drivers aged 21–25, contact our customer service by WhatsApp or phone for the young driver conditions and fee.
Included in the price: The "Included Services" section of the search cards lists free delivery, a clean car, a fair fuel policy, VAT and free roadside assistance.
Mileage and fuel: The total mileage allowance for the rental period and the fuel policy are shown on the car card.
