This guide explains how pet microchip registration works in Turkey, where to check a Turkish microchip, and what to do if the number is not found.
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If you already have a microchip number, start with ChipTrace. It can help you check possible databases, country clues and manufacturer routes before you contact registries manually.
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 agriculture office creates and updates the record.
The animal also receives an official Turkish pet passport.
PETVET is not open to public microchip searches. An authorised vet or government service must normally check the record and contact the owner.
What do Turkish microchip numbers look like?
Modern pet microchips normally contain 15 digits.
The official ISO numeric country code for Turkey is:
792
A Turkish country-coded microchip begins with 792. However, not every pet living in Turkey has a 792 chip. Some animals have manufacturer-coded microchips or chip numbers from other countries.
Manufacturer-coded microchips start with the digit 9. These numbers may be used in several countries, so they do not prove where the pet was chipped or registered.
Other animals were chipped in another country before moving to Turkey.
This is common with:
- Imported dogs and cats
- Pets adopted through foreign rescues
- Animals that moved to Turkey with their families
- Older pets with manufacturer-coded chips
A readable foreign or manufacturer-coded chip can normally be added to PETVET.
The first digits can give a clue about origin. They do not prove where the animal lives or which database holds the registration.
Read our guide to pet microchip numbers for more information.
Example formats commonly found in Turkey
Many different microchip numbers can be found in Turkey. These examples show a few common formats, but many other variations exist.
792123456789012— Turkish country-coded microchip945123456789012— manufacturer-coded microchip985123456789012— manufacturer-coded microchip276123456789012— foreign European country-coded microchip643123456789012— foreign country-coded microchip
What should you do if you find a pet with a Turkish microchip number?
Follow these tracing steps to help reunite the animal with its owner.
- Ask an authorised vet, shelter, rescue or animal service to scan the animal and confirm the complete microchip number.
- Use ChipTrace to check available international databases and possible country or manufacturer clues.
- Ask an authorised Turkish vet to check PETVET.
- Ask a provincial or district agriculture office to check the official record.
- Open EUROPETNET for a separate manual search when a foreign European registration may be involved.
- Check databases in countries where the animal may have lived.
- Contact any vet, shelter, rescue or breeder that may be connected to the animal.
PETVET is the main tracing route for a pet registered in Turkey.
ChipTrace cannot search PETVET automatically. PETVET is not an open international or public lookup service.
An authorised vet or government service must check the record. That organisation can then contact the registered owner.
ChipTrace also checks available international databases. It may identify a foreign registration or provide country and manufacturer clues.
Do not expect to receive the owner’s full private details directly.
Do not publish the complete microchip number online. Keep part of the number private so that ownership claims can be checked safely.
Also remember that not every outdoor cat is lost. Look for signs that the cat is injured, frightened, displaced or unfamiliar with the area before taking further action.
Read Found a Microchipped Pet? What to Do Next for practical advice.
What if the microchip number is not found in any database?
A microchip not found in a database is not always the end of the trace.
First, ask an authorised vet or animal service to scan the animal again and confirm every digit. One wrong digit can return no result.
Possible causes and next steps:
- The PETVET record cannot be checked publicly. Ask an authorised Turkish vet or agriculture office to check the official system.
- The chip was implanted but not registered correctly. Ask the vet, shelter, breeder or rescue to check their records.
- Someone entered the number incorrectly. Re-scan the animal and search again with the verified number.
- The PETVET record contains an incorrect number. Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office to compare the record with the passport and scanner result.
- The animal is still registered in another country. Use ChipTrace for country or manufacturer clues and check any relevant foreign databases.
- The chip may need a manufacturer trace-back. Contact the microchip manufacturer or distributor when no registration is found.
Extra tracing routes to try
- Ask an authorised Turkish vet to check PETVET.
- Ask a provincial or district agriculture office to check PETVET.
- Use ChipTrace again after confirming the number. It can also suggest possible country, manufacturer or distributor clues.
- Open EUROPETNET for a separate manual search when a foreign European registration may be involved.
- Check databases in countries where the animal may have lived.
- Contact the microchip manufacturer or distributor.
The manufacturer may be able to identify the distributor that supplied the chip. The distributor may then identify the vet, breeder, shelter or rescue that received it.
That organisation may know where the chip was implanted or may be able to pass the enquiry to the next organisation.
Manufacturers and distributors normally do not give out the owner’s private details. Instead, they may identify the next route or help pass a matched enquiry forward.
Finding the owner is not guaranteed, but these extra steps are often worth trying.
Read our guide to why a microchip may not appear in any database.
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 is part of the government’s Animal Information System.
A PETVET record may include:
- The microchip number
- The pet-passport number
- The animal’s name and description
- The species, breed and sex
- The date of birth
- The registered owner’s details
- An emergency contact
- Vaccination information
- Veterinary procedures
- Missing or recovered status
- A change of owner
- The animal’s death
PETVET is the main official tracing route for pets registered in Turkey.
Is PETVET a public microchip search?
No.
PETVET does not provide an open search page for finders. The public cannot normally enter a microchip number and view the record.
Access is mainly available to authorised vets and government services.
A vet, municipal service or agriculture office can use the number to check PETVET. The owner’s private details are not shown through a public search.
The authorised organisation contacts the owner instead.
Can owners view their PETVET record?
Owners may view information about animals registered in their name through e-Devlet.
The service is called the Hayvan Bilgi Sistemi.
Secure login is required. This is owner access, not a public microchip-number search.
Owners should check:
- The complete microchip number
- The passport number
- The registered owner’s name
- The telephone number
- The home address
- The animal’s current status
An authorised vet or agriculture office can also check the record.
How does ChipTrace search Turkey?
ChipTrace checks available connected databases and international tracing routes.
It does not currently have direct access to PETVET. A Turkish vet or government service must check PETVET separately.
ChipTrace may still identify:
- A foreign database registration
- A possible country code
- The microchip manufacturer
- A distributor or supplier
- Another useful tracing contact
ChipTrace does not display the registered owner’s private information.
The database or authorised organisation must contact the owner.
Read how ChipTrace works for more information about database checks and next-step advice.
Can EUROPETNET find a Turkish registration?
EUROPETNET is a separate European microchip search network.
Turkey is not currently shown as having a national PETVET route in the EUROPETNET member list.
However, a manual search may still help when the animal was registered in another European country.
ChipTrace may provide a button or direct link that opens EUROPETNET. The user then completes the search manually.
ChipTrace does not perform the EUROPETNET search itself.
A negative EUROPETNET result does not prove that the pet is not registered in PETVET.
Are microchips required in Turkey?
Yes.
Owned cats and dogs must be identified with a microchip and registered in PETVET.
The extended deadline for registering cats and dogs of any age ended on 31 December 2025.
Since 1 January 2026, a cat or dog should normally be registered before it reaches six months old.
An older unregistered animal can still be added to PETVET. However, the owner may receive an administrative penalty.
Do not avoid registration because the deadline has passed. Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office how to correct the record.
What about ferrets?
Turkey’s pet-identification rules and PETVET system also include ferrets.
However, recent deadline announcements have focused mainly on cats and dogs.
Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office how the current registration process applies to a ferret.
Who can implant and register the microchip?
An authorised veterinary professional normally implants the microchip.
The 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 complete microchip number is added to PETVET. An official Turkish pet passport is then issued or updated.
Can I add a global microchip registration?
Yes.
An additional global registration can provide another route back to the owner.
Animal-ID allows owners to create a free extra record using an existing microchip number.
An extra record may help when:
- The pet travels outside Turkey
- The animal is adopted abroad
- A finder cannot access PETVET directly
- The pet has a foreign or manufacturer-coded microchip
- The owner lives in more than one country
This is an extra safety net. It does not replace PETVET.
Updating Animal-ID does not update PETVET. Keep the same contact details in every active registration.
How to register a pet microchip in Turkey
An authorised vet normally completes the microchip and PETVET registration.
To register a cat or dog:
- Make an appointment with an authorised vet.
- Take the animal and any existing documents.
- Ask the vet to check for an existing microchip.
- If needed, the vet implants a new microchip.
- The vet creates or updates the PETVET record.
- An official Turkish pet passport is issued or updated.
- Check the complete microchip number.
- Check your name, address and telephone number.
- Ask the vet to confirm that the record is active.
- Keep the passport and registration documents safely.
Useful documents may include:
- Your identity document
- Your Turkish address details
- The animal’s existing passport
- Vaccination records
- A microchip certificate
- An adoption contract
- A purchase agreement
- Foreign registration documents
Does the vet register the chip automatically?
The authorised 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 complete microchip number is correct
- The animal is registered under your name
- Your telephone number is current
- Your home address is correct
- The passport number matches the PETVET record
A microchip that was implanted but not registered may not lead a finder back to you.
What is the Turkish pet passport?
Pets registered in PETVET receive an official Turkish pet passport.
It is called an Ev Hayvanı Pasaportu.
The passport may include:
- The microchip number
- The passport number
- Information about the animal
- The registered owner’s details
- Rabies vaccination
- Other vaccinations
- Parasite treatments
- Veterinary procedures
Check that the microchip number in the passport matches the PETVET record.
The paper passport does not replace the electronic registration. Both records 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 an EU pet passport issued by an EU country.
A pet travelling from Turkey to the European Union normally needs an EU animal health certificate.
How to check your pet’s microchip registration
This section is for owners who already know their pet’s microchip number.
It explains how to check where the number is registered and whether the contact details are correct.
If you do not know the microchip number, ask a vet, shelter or rescue to scan the animal first.
To check the registration:
- Sign in to the e-Devlet Hayvan Bilgi Sistemi.
- Ask an authorised vet to check PETVET.
- Ask a provincial or district agriculture office to check the record.
- Compare the number with the Turkish pet passport.
- Use ChipTrace to check available international databases.
- Check any foreign database where the pet was previously registered.
Check the registered owner’s name, address and telephone number.
Also check the passport number and the animal’s current status. The animal should not still be marked as missing, transferred or dead.
Updating the paper passport alone may not update PETVET.
Ask for confirmation that the electronic record is also correct.
How to update a Turkish microchip registration
Ask an authorised vet or agriculture office to update PETVET when important information changes.
Update the record when:
- You move home
- Your telephone number changes
- The animal moves to a new owner
- The animal goes missing
- The animal is found again
- The animal moves abroad
- The animal dies
Changing the paper passport alone may not update the electronic record.
Ask for confirmation that PETVET has also been changed. Update any foreign or international registration separately.
For a pet that has died, the death should normally be reported within 30 days.
How to transfer a PETVET registration
The PETVET record must be updated when a pet moves to a new owner.
The previous and new owners should complete the required change-of-owner documents.
The new owner should contact an authorised vet or agriculture office.
Useful documents may include:
- The animal
- The Turkish pet passport
- The change-of-owner document
- An adoption contract
- A purchase agreement
- The previous owner’s details
- The new owner’s identity document
The change should normally be completed within 60 days.
The new owner’s details are added to PETVET and the passport. Check the electronic record again after the transfer.
What if the pet is still registered to someone else?
Contact the previous owner, breeder, shelter or rescue first.
Ask them to help complete the transfer.
If this is not possible, contact an authorised vet or agriculture office. Explain how the animal came into your care.
You may need:
- An adoption contract
- A purchase agreement
- A signed transfer document
- Vet records
- The Turkish pet passport
- Other proof that the animal is now in your care
A PETVET record shows who is listed as the registered owner. It may not settle a legal disagreement about ownership.
Buying or adopting a pet in Turkey
Ask for the complete microchip number before taking the animal home.
Ask an authorised vet, shelter or rescue to check the microchip when possible.
Make sure the number matches the passport.
Also ask for:
- The official Turkish pet passport
- Proof that the animal is registered in PETVET
- Vaccination records
- An adoption contract or purchase agreement
- The change-of-owner document
- Information about any foreign registration
The previous owner, breeder, shelter or rescue should help complete the PETVET transfer.
Check that your own details appear after the change.
Adopting a found animal in Turkey
Ask a vet, municipal shelter or agriculture office to check PETVET first.
The animal may already have a registered owner.
If no owner can be found, ask the municipality or shelter how to complete the legal adoption.
An adoption document may be required. The animal can then be registered to the new owner 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 microchip number has been confirmed
- Who is named in PETVET
- Who is named in the pet passport
- Who will complete the ownership transfer
- Who will register the animal in its new country
- Whether the rabies blood test and travel documents are complete
A pet adopted abroad may need active registrations in Turkey and its destination country.
Keep the Turkish registration active until the new record has been confirmed.
What should you do if your pet goes missing?
Contact an authorised vet or provincial 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 vets
- Contact municipal shelters
- Contact rescue groups
- Inform the municipality
- Contact the police when theft may be involved
- Share a clear photograph and the area where the animal disappeared
Do not publish the complete microchip number online.
Keep part of it private so that ownership claims can be checked.
When the animal returns, ask for the missing status to be removed from PETVET.
Bringing an imported pet to Turkey
A foreign database registration does not automatically create a PETVET record.
Ask an authorised Turkish vet or agriculture office to check the microchip and documents after arrival.
Take:
- The animal
- Its passport or official health certificate
- Its rabies vaccination record
- Its rabies antibody test result, when required
- The microchip certificate
- Your Turkish address and contact details
- Any foreign registration documents
- An adoption or transfer document, when relevant
A readable foreign or manufacturer-coded chip normally does not need to be replaced.
The existing number can usually be entered in PETVET.
Check that the number matches every document.
Keep the foreign registration active until PETVET has been confirmed.
Turkey’s entry requirements depend on the country of departure and the animal’s health documents.
Check the latest official rules before travelling.
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 blood test
- The Turkish pet passport
- An official veterinary health certificate
- Parasite treatment
- An import permit
Pets leaving Turkey must normally be microchipped, registered in PETVET and issued with a passport.
The microchip may need to be implanted before the rabies vaccination used for travel.
Start preparing several months before the journey.
Check the 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 ISO-compatible microchip
- A rabies vaccination given after identification
- A successful rabies antibody blood test
- The correct EU animal health certificate and written declaration
- Entry through an approved travellers’ point
- Tapeworm treatment for dogs entering certain countries
The blood sample must normally be taken at least 30 days after the first rabies vaccination.
A waiting period of three months normally applies after the blood sample.
The blood test may remain valid when every rabies booster is given on time.
Begin the process several months before travelling.
Check the latest official EU pet-entry guidance.
Useful Turkish microchip links
Hayvan Bilgi Sistemi
View animals registered in your name through e-Devlet
Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Find official animal-registration and health information
Pet travel to Turkey
Check official entry guidance for cats, dogs and ferrets
Rabies antibody testing
Read official Turkish rabies blood-test guidance
EU pet-entry guidance
Check current microchip, rabies and travel rules