TURKEY: Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced on January 25 that a nationwide public transport smart card will be launched in June.
Every citizen will be able to apply for a Türkiye Kart, which will be designated for a named user. This would be valid on urban public transport in all major cities, which currently have their own smart cards. Operators of dolmuş minibuses will be able to join if they wish. The card will also be available as a mobile app.
TURKEY: Bursa plans to ban dolmuş minibuses from operating parallel to part of the Bursaray light metro line. The plan has the support of the police and is not opposed by the minibus drivers’ chamber. The city hopes that removing of dolmuş services from part of Ankara Yolu Caddesi ...
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NETHERLANDS: Trans Link Systems which manages the OV-chipkaart national multi-modal fare collection system has awarded Scheidt & Bachmann, Octopus Applications and independent ID-based ticketing specialist BlueBridge Transactions a contract to convert the technology from a smart card-based system where data is stored on a user’s card to an account-based system ...
