e-Government in Turkey is the use of
digital technology Digital technology may refer to:
* Application of digital electronics
* Any significant piece of knowledge from information technology
Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (IC ...
to improve service efficiency and effectiveness in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
Turkish website e-Devlet kapısı (), simply e-devlet () or turkiye.gov.tr, is a resource providing access to government services, with an information portal for foreigners. Users access e-Devlet via their
ID number and password or with
Identity Card
An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a documentation, document proving a person's Identity (social science), identity.
If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). ...
s. In addition to passwords, mobile or
digital signature login is available. Internet banking customers can access e-devlet from their banking provider.
Türkiye.gov.tr project
E-devlet is registered as Turkiye.gov.tr internationally. Türkiye.gov.tr can be accessed with
Turkish characters. "Devletin Kısayolu" (Turkish: Shortcut for government) was introduced in 2008
CeBIT
CeBIT was a computer expo which, at its peak, was the largest and most internationally representative. The trade fair was held each year on the Hanover fairground, the world's largest fairground, in Hanover, Germany. In its day, it was c ...
Bilişim
Eurasia
Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...
seminar. On 18 December 2008, it was officially opened by then Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...
.
As of October 2023, 1,001 government agencies offer 7,415 applications to 63,983,367 million users. The mobile application offers 4,355 services.
Services

Available services can be done via the internet without physically going to an office. Services are offered from government agencies, municipality services, universities and individual companies (mostly communication companies). On 14 February 2018,
family tree
A family tree, also called a genealogy or a pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. More detailed family trees, used in medicine and social work, are known as genograms.
Representations of ...
s through the 1800s were opened to all citizens. Unexpectedly high demand overwhelmed the system, which shut down for upgrades. A week later, the service re-opened, allowing users to queue for service. This service also surprised some users who have Armenian roots, due to
controversial relations between the two countries.
Services include:
* Social security documents
* Forensic clearance
* Address documents
* Tax debts
* Traffic bills
* Mobile telephone number checks
* Deeds
* Student documents
* Family tree
References
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External links
Turkiye.gov.tr official page
Turkish websites
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...