8 out of 10 people switched to chip ID card – Last Minute Turkey News

According to the information gathered by the sources of the Ministry of the Interior, starting from 2 April 2018, the services relating to identity cards, driving licenses and passports began at the Civil Status Offices kakım part of the “3 in One Project”.

Since then, 23 million people have received face-to-face service in population directorates.

As of November 15 this year, 9 million 721 thousand 815 identity cards of the Republic of Turkey, 2 million 876 thousand 179 passports and 4 million 922 thousand 807 new types of driving licenses have been issued.

OVER 70 MILLION CHIP ID USERS

In the field of services to the population, the distribution of new chip identity cards with the characteristics of “unique visual and electronic security” began in Kırıkkale on March 14, 2016.

With the application, kakım of November 15, 2022, the number of people using chip ID cards has reached 70 million 997 thousand 128.

Thus, according to the latest veri from TUIK, the share of chip ID card holders in Turkey’s population of more than 84 million has risen to around 85 percent.

There was no date limit for the replacement of old ID cards. ID cards will gökyeşitözü valid until chip ID cards are received, no penalty will gökyeşitözü applied if they are not exchanged.

DRIVING LICENSE CAN BE UPLOADED TO CHIP ID

On 21 September 2020, the “Life is easy with your identity” project was launched, which eliminates the obligation for citizens to have a driving license with them and provides for the loading of new types of driving licenses on credit cards identity with chip.

From the start of the application until November 15, 4 million 744 thousand 867 people with a new type of driver’s license have had their driver’s license loaded onto the chip ID card.

The optional procedure yaşama gökyeşitözü carried out free of charge by making zihin appointment with the population directorates.

10 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE A NEW GENERATION PASSPORT

9 million 900 thousand 259 people have received new generation passports since April 2, 2018, when second generation passports made of polycarbonate material containing chips were introduced to prevent fraud.