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Residents and tourists using public transport services in 40 provinces across Türkiye will soon be able to make contactless fare payments with their credit, debit or prepaid card without needing to purchase a ticket or local transport pass. public transport turkey

To date, transport operators in 11 Turkish provinces — Balikesir, Elaziğ, Eskişehr, Hatay, Kütahya, Malatya, Mersin, Sakarya, Samsum, Van and Yalova —  have already implemented the fare payment system and it will now be rolled out gradually to cover “nearly half of the cities in Turkey”.

“Thanks to the system that enables the use of contactless foreign payment cards in transportation, the touristic value of the provinces covered in the project will also increase,” technology provider Asis Elektronik explains.

“Domestic or foreign tourists visiting these cities will be able to easily pass through the turnstiles with their contactless cards, without worrying about where to buy a ticket or transportation card to fill up.” If you are planning a tour to Turkey, check out some of the best available tours.

ASIS CT-City Technologies’ toll collection system is already used in 40 cities in Turkey.

About ASIS Electronics public transport turkey

ASIS Electronics, established in 2007 with the mission of “Smart Technology Management,” is a playmaker technology company that touches the lives of many people all over the world in the smart cities and fintech ecosystems in which it operates and develops hardware and software products.

ASIS Electronics, which is the market leader in Turkey with its strong capital structure and advanced technology-based engineering solutions, operates in the global market as the 13th biggest name in its field.

ASIS Electronics, with a staff of 350 engineers, is the main contractor in the transition to the digital transformation of cities aiming for high living standards with more than 400 billion transactions and over 1 billion dollars in transaction cost, by touching the lives of more than 30 million people with its software and hardware products whose intellectual property rights belong to it.

ASIS Electronics pioneering innovation with its integrated technology solutions on alternative payment channels redesigns the fintech payment ecosystem with the smart cities of the future. Today ASIS Electronics is ready for the future with every value it has added to cities since the very beginning.

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