e-Government in Turkey is the use of

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to improve service efficiency and effectiveness in

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website e-Devlet kapısı ( tr, e-government gateway), simply e-devlet ( tr, e-government) or turkiye.gov.tr, is a resource providing access to government services, with an information portal for foreigners. Users access e-Devlet via their

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and password or with

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s. In addition to passwords, mobile or

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Türkiye.gov.tr project

E-devlet is registered as Turkiye.gov.tr internationally. Türkiye.gov.tr can be accessed with

characters. "Devletin Kısayolu" (Turkish: Shortcut for government) was introduced in 2008

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Bilişim

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seminar. On 18 December 2008, it was officially opened by then Prime Minister

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. As of December 2020, 700 government agencies offers 5,338 applications to 51,757,237 million users. The mobile application offers 2,850 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,

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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

External links

Turkiye.gov.tr official page

References

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