Pet Microchips in Turkey: PETVET, Registration and Tracing

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Owned cats and dogs in Turkey must be microchipped and registered in PETVET.

PETVET is Turkey’s national pet registration system.

An authorised vet or government office creates the record.

The animal also receives an official Turkish pet passport.

PETVET is not open to public microchip searches.

A vet or authorised authority must normally check the record and contact the owner.

Which microchip database is used in Turkey?

Turkey uses the Ev Hayvanı Kayıt Sistemi.

This is usually called PETVET.

In English, the name means Pet Animal Registration System.

PETVET is managed by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

It records owned cats, dogs and ferrets.

A PETVET record can include:

  • The microchip number
  • The passport number
  • The animal’s name and description
  • The species, breed and sex
  • The date of birth
  • The owner’s details
  • An emergency contact
  • Vaccination information
  • Operations and treatments
  • Loss or recovery information
  • A change of owner

PETVET is the main official tracing route for pets registered in Turkey.

Is PETVET a public microchip search?

No.

PETVET is not an open search website for finders.

Access is mainly available to authorised vets and government services.

A vet, shelter or local authority can scan the animal.

An authorised user can then check the chip in PETVET.

The owner’s private details are not shown in a public search.

The authorised organisation contacts the owner instead.

Can owners view their PETVET record?

Owners may be able to view their registered animal through Turkey’s online government services.

The Hayvan Bilgi Sistemi is available through e-Devlet.

Login is required.

You can also ask an authorised vet or district agriculture office to check the record.

Ask them to confirm:

  • The microchip number
  • The passport number
  • The registered owner
  • The telephone number
  • The address
  • The animal’s current status

Are microchips required in Turkey?

Yes.

Owned cats and dogs must be digitally identified and registered.

The extended deadline for registering cats and dogs of any age ended on 31 December 2025.

From 1 January 2026, a new pet should normally be registered within six months of birth.

An older unregistered animal can still be registered.

However, the owner may receive an administrative penalty.

Do not avoid registration because the deadline has passed.

Ask an authorised vet or district agriculture office how to correct the record.

What about ferrets?

Turkey’s identification rules also include ferrets.

The original PETVET system covers cats, dogs and ferrets.

Recent registration announcements have focused mainly on cats and dogs.

Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office how the current process applies to a ferret.

What do Turkish microchip numbers look like?

Modern pet microchips normally contain 15 digits.

Turkey’s ISO country code is:

792

A Turkish country-coded chip may therefore begin with 792.

However, not every pet living in Turkey has a 792 chip.

Many chips use a manufacturer code instead.

Manufacturer-coded microchips usually begin with the number 9.

Other animals were microchipped abroad before arriving in Turkey.

This is common with:

  • Imported dogs and cats
  • Pets adopted through international rescues
  • Animals that moved to Turkey with their families
  • Older pets with manufacturer-coded chips

A readable foreign chip does not normally need to be replaced.

The existing number can usually be added to PETVET.

The first digits are only a clue.

They do not prove where the animal lives or where its registration is held.

Read our guide to pet microchip numbers for more information.

What should you do if you find a microchipped pet in Turkey?

Take the animal to a vet, municipal shelter or district agriculture office.

Ask them to scan the animal carefully.

Write down the complete microchip number.

It can be useful to scan more than once and across the shoulders and body.

A chip may have moved from its original position.

Then:

  • Ask an authorised user to check PETVET
  • Check the Turkish pet passport, when available
  • Check veterinary and vaccination records
  • Contact the clinic that implanted the chip
  • Contact the shelter, rescue or breeder connected to the animal
  • Check databases in countries where the pet may have lived
  • Use ChipTrace for country, database and manufacturer clues

PETVET is the most important route for a pet registered in Turkey.

An authorised vet or authority can use the record to contact the registered owner.

Do not assume that a failed public search means that the pet is unregistered.

PETVET is not an open international lookup database.

Do not publish the complete microchip number online.

Keep part of it private so that ownership claims can be checked.

Read how ChipTrace works for an explanation of database checks and next-step advice.

What if a Turkish microchip cannot be found?

Ask a vet or shelter to scan the animal again.

One incorrect digit is enough to produce no result.

Then:

  • Ask an authorised Turkish vet to check PETVET
  • Ask the district agriculture office to check the official record
  • Check the pet passport
  • Check vaccination, adoption and travel records
  • Contact the clinic that implanted the chip
  • Contact the former owner, shelter, rescue or breeder
  • Check databases in countries where the animal has lived
  • Contact the chip manufacturer or distributor
  • Use ChipTrace for database, country and manufacturer clues

The chip may have been implanted but not registered correctly.

The record may contain an incorrect digit.

It may also be held in another country.

If no registration is found, the manufacturer or distributor may provide another trace-back route.

The manufacturer may be able to identify the distributor or supplier that received the chip.

The supplier may then identify the clinic, breeder, shelter or rescue that received it.

That organisation may know where the chip was implanted or registered.

They will not normally give the finder the owner’s private details.

Instead, they may contact the next organisation or the owner directly.

Trace-back is not guaranteed.

Records may be old, incomplete or unavailable.

A missing result does not prove that the animal has no family.

Read our guide to why a microchip may not appear in any database.

Check a Microchip

Can I add a global microchip registration?

Yes.

An additional international record can provide another route back to the owner.

Animal-ID allows owners to create a global record using an existing microchip number.

This can be especially useful when a Turkish pet travels or moves abroad.

An additional global registration may help when:

  • The pet travels outside Turkey
  • The animal is adopted abroad
  • A finder cannot access PETVET
  • The pet has a foreign microchip
  • The owner lives in more than one country

This is an extra safety net.

It does not replace PETVET.

Keep the same contact details in every active database.

How to register a pet microchip in Turkey

  1. Make an appointment with an authorised vet.
  2. Take the animal and any documents you already have.
  3. The vet scans the animal for an existing chip.
  4. If needed, the vet implants a microchip.
  5. The vet creates or updates the PETVET registration.
  6. An official Turkish pet passport is issued or updated.
  7. Check the microchip number carefully.
  8. Check your name, address and telephone number.
  9. Ask the vet to confirm that the record is active.

Useful documents may include:

  • Your identity document
  • Your address details
  • The animal’s existing passport
  • Vaccination records
  • An adoption contract
  • A purchase agreement
  • Foreign registration documents

Who can register a pet in PETVET?

Registration may be completed by:

  • An authorised private vet
  • A veterinary hospital or clinic
  • A provincial or district agriculture office
  • Another organisation authorised by the Ministry

The animal normally needs to be present.

The microchip should be scanned before the record is created or changed.

Who implants the microchip?

An authorised veterinary professional implants the chip.

The animal is scanned first.

This checks whether a chip is already present.

If a chip is needed, it is placed under the skin.

The chip is then scanned again.

This confirms that it works and shows the correct number.

Ask for the complete number in writing.

Does the vet register the chip automatically?

The vet who implants the chip should normally create the PETVET record.

The vet also normally issues the pet passport.

However, it is still important to check.

Ask the vet to confirm that:

  • The PETVET registration is complete
  • The chip number is correct
  • The animal is registered under your name
  • Your telephone number is current
  • Your address is correct
  • The passport number matches the PETVET record

A chip that was implanted but not registered may not lead a finder back to you.

What is the Turkish pet passport?

Registered pets receive an official pet passport.

It is called an Ev Hayvanı Pasaportu.

The passport may include:

  • The microchip number
  • The passport number
  • The animal’s details
  • The owner’s details
  • Rabies vaccination
  • Other vaccinations
  • Parasite treatments
  • Veterinary procedures

Check that the chip number in the passport matches the scanner.

The passport does not replace the PETVET record.

Both need to be correct.

Is the Turkish pet passport an EU pet passport?

No.

Turkey issues its own official pet passport.

It is useful for identification and travel preparation.

However, it is not the same as an EU pet passport issued by an EU country.

A pet travelling from Turkey to the EU will normally need an EU animal health certificate.

How to update a Turkish microchip registration

Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office to update PETVET when:

  • You move home
  • Your telephone number changes
  • The pet moves to a new owner
  • The pet goes missing
  • The pet is found again
  • The pet moves abroad
  • The pet dies

Changing the paper passport alone may not update the electronic record.

Ask for confirmation that PETVET has also been changed.

How to transfer a PETVET registration

The PETVET record must be updated when the pet moves to a new owner.

The new owner should contact an authorised vet or district agriculture office.

Take:

  • The animal
  • The pet passport
  • The change-of-owner document
  • Your identification
  • An adoption or purchase agreement
  • Details of the former owner

The ownership change should normally be reported within 60 days.

The new owner’s details are then added to PETVET and the passport.

Check the record again after the transfer.

What if the pet is still registered to someone else?

Contact the former owner, breeder, shelter or rescue first.

Ask them to help complete the transfer.

If this is not possible, speak to an authorised vet or agriculture office.

Take documents showing how the animal came into your care.

These may include:

  • An adoption contract
  • A purchase agreement
  • A signed transfer document
  • Veterinary records
  • The pet passport

A PETVET record shows who is listed as the owner.

It may not settle a legal ownership dispute on its own.

Buying or adopting a pet in Turkey

Ask whether the animal has a microchip before taking it home.

Also ask for:

  • The complete microchip number
  • The official Turkish pet passport
  • Vaccination records
  • An adoption or purchase agreement
  • Proof that the animal is registered in PETVET

Ask a vet to scan the chip.

Check that the scanned number matches the passport.

The previous owner, breeder, shelter or rescue should help complete the transfer.

Adopting a stray animal in Turkey

Take the animal to a vet or municipal service first.

Ask them to scan for an existing microchip.

The animal may already have an owner.

If no owner can be found, ask how to complete the legal adoption.

A shelter or municipality may issue an adoption document.

The animal can then be microchipped and registered in PETVET.

Keep the adoption document with the pet passport.

What about a pet adopted from a Turkish rescue?

Ask the rescue which records already exist.

Also ask:

  • Whether the animal has been scanned
  • Who is named in PETVET
  • Who is named in the passport
  • Who will complete the ownership transfer
  • Who will register the pet in its new country
  • Whether the rabies titre and travel documents are complete

A pet adopted abroad may need records in both Turkey and its destination country.

Keep the Turkish registration active until the new record is confirmed.

What should you do if your pet goes missing?

Contact an authorised vet or district agriculture office as soon as possible.

A missing pet should normally be reported within seven days.

Ask for the animal to be marked as missing in PETVET.

Check that your telephone number is correct.

Also:

  • Contact local veterinary clinics
  • Contact municipal shelters
  • Contact local rescue groups
  • Inform the municipality
  • Inform the police when theft may be involved
  • Share a clear photograph and the area where the pet disappeared

Do not publish the complete microchip number online.

Keep part of it private so that ownership claims can be checked.

When the pet returns, ask for the missing status to be removed.

Bringing an imported pet to Turkey

A foreign database registration does not automatically create a PETVET record.

After arrival, take the animal to an authorised Turkish vet or agriculture office.

Take:

  • The animal
  • Its passport or health certificate
  • Its rabies vaccination record
  • Its rabies antibody test, when required
  • The microchip certificate
  • Your Turkish contact details
  • Any foreign registration documents

The existing chip should be scanned.

A readable foreign chip does not normally need to be replaced.

An imported animal should be registered to its new owner in Turkey.

The owner may need to contact the district agriculture office within 60 days.

Keep the foreign registration active until PETVET has been confirmed.

Travelling with a pet to or from Turkey

Microchip registration and border rules are separate.

The destination country decides which documents are required.

A pet may need:

  • A readable ISO-compatible microchip
  • A valid rabies vaccination
  • A rabies antibody titre test
  • The Turkish pet passport
  • An official veterinary health certificate
  • Parasite treatment
  • An import permit

The chip may need to be implanted before the rabies vaccination used for travel.

Start preparing several months before the journey.

Check the official rules for Turkey, the destination country and the airline.

Travelling from Turkey to the European Union

Dogs, cats and ferrets entering the EU from Turkey normally need:

  • A readable microchip
  • A rabies vaccination given after identification
  • A successful rabies antibody titre test
  • An EU animal health certificate
  • Entry through an approved travellers’ point

The blood sample is normally taken at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination.

A three-month waiting period normally applies after the blood sample.

The titre test may remain valid if every rabies booster is given before the previous vaccination expires.

Begin the process early.

Check the latest official EU pet-travel guidance.

Useful Turkish microchip links

Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Official agriculture and animal-health information

Hayvan Bilgi Sistemi
View registered animal information through e-Devlet

Pet travel to Turkey
Read official entry information for cats, dogs and ferrets

Rabies titre test guidance
Read official information about rabies antibody testing

Animal-ID
Create an additional global microchip registration

EU pet-travel guidance
Check the rules for entering the European Union