A Contribution of 122 Million TL to İzmir Citizens with the Public Vehicle Application

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerWithin the scope of the Public Transport application, which was launched by . Since the application was launched in April 2019, the total amount of money that has been kept in the pockets of the citizens has reached 50 million TL.

The Public Vehicle application, launched by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality on April 29, 2019, made a significant contribution to the public transportation budget of the citizens. Thanks to the application, which is valid between 05.00-07.00 and 19.00-20.00 every day and provides 50 percent discount on all tariffs, the total amount that has been kept in the pockets of the people of İzmir has been approximately 122 million TL.

258 TL savings per month in full boarding

With the application, each passenger who boards at the full tariff saves 258 TL per month. Students, on the other hand, save 66 TL per month for boarding during Public Transport hours.

11 percent of weekday rides

Currently, 8 million 750 thousand boardings are made on a weekly average for all public transportation vehicles on working days. About 11 percent of this happens during Public Transport hours. Only on the days of 28 March-1 April 2022 (5 days) the number of passengers benefiting from the Public Transport application was approximately 969 thousand.

Soyer: He set an example for Turkey

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyeremphasized that in the light of the principles of social municipality, they provide support to all segments of the society in all areas. Pointing out that the "Public Vehicles" application, which provides 50 percent discounted transportation, is a first in Turkey, Mayor Soyer said, “This service has contributed significantly to the budgets of our fellow citizens and has set an example for Turkey. Other cities have also started to implement this model.”

7 TL support per boarding

Stating that the people suffer the most from the bad course of the economy, President Soyer concluded his words as follows: “The high price increases from needle to thread are also reflected in our services, even if we don't want them to. Only in the last year, the total rate of hikes in diesel fuel has reached 230 percent. Despite this, we did not raise a penny in public transportation services in 2021. But this load has sadly passed the portable point. We had to make two hikes since the beginning of the year in order to maintain public transportation services. Our hike rates were 36 percent and 38 percent. Despite these increases, we still provide an average of 7 TL support per boarding as the Metropolitan Municipality.”