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Columns TAM / TAM AKTARMA / İNDİRİMLİ / İNDİRİMLİ AKTARMA. Rows: \"BAŞKENT KART ULAŞIM BİR BİNİŞ ÜCRETİ | 35,00 TL | 17,00 TL | 17,50 TL | 10,00 TL\"; \"KREDİ KARTI İLE BİNİŞ | 41,00 TL | YOK | YOK | -\"; \"NFC İLE (CEP TEL.) BİNİŞ | 41,00 TL | YOK | YOK | -\"; \"ÖĞRETMEN BİR BİNİŞ ÜCRETİ | - | - | 26,00 TL | 13,00 TL\". Notes: two transfers within 75 minutes; \"mücavir alan sınırları içerisinde tüm temassız banka kartları (Mastercard, Visa temassız banka kartları) ve NFC ile (cep telefonu) yapılan binişlerde belirlenen tam ücret tarifesine ayrıca 5,00 TL eklenmektedir\"; \"Sabah 06.00 - 07.00 saatleri arasında ... Başkent Kart Ulaşım tam ücret tarifesi 35,00 TL yerine 25,00 TL olarak uygulanmaktadır\"; 61-64 free between 10.30-15.00 and 19.00-24.00; 65+ free; student monthly pass 450,00 TL.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-8fc3aa1324a76e74", "title": "EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — validator replacement, 17 May 2024", "url": "https://www.ego.gov.tr/tr/haber/6189/toplu-tasimada-kullanilan-elektronik-ucret-toplama-sistemi-yenileniyor", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "ego.gov.tr", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "web-page", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-7113bc2f5d55f843", "clm-ed4d3deaad9d4ed5" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": "2024-05-17", "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-11-03", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-11-04", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "publication-and-record-dates-recorded" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "Dates the open-loop rollout. EGO general manager Dr. Taylan Engin: \"2013'ten beri devam eden eski teknoloji elektronik ücret toplama sistemini şu an yeni bir sistemle değiştiriyoruz\", with work under way about four months (i.e. from ~January 2024). \"Banka kartları ve Kredi Kartları ile de geçiş sağlanabilecektir\" and virtual card with QR/NFC. Also adds on-board visual and audio passenger information and renewed cameras.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-3d614107ad8d9dc7", "title": "EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — service history", "url": "https://www.ego.gov.tr/sayfa/1074/otobus", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "ego.gov.tr", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "web-page", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-cf3a8c3e903f1fd7" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": null, "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-11-03", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-11-04", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "record-date-only" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "\"1998 yılına gelindiğinde toplu taşımacılıkta ilk defa otomatik ücret toplama sistemi hizmete geçirilmiştir.\" Establishes the pre-2013 magnetic-card generation.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-1860890cfb125e14", "title": "EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — FAQ", "url": "https://www.ego.gov.tr/sss", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "ego.gov.tr", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "web-page", "language": "und", "role": "background", "claimRefs": [], "temporal": { "publishedAt": null, "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-11-03", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-11-04", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "record-date-only" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "Card replacement, student card re-issue and balance transfer procedures; free-travel rules on religious and national holidays under Ankara Metropolitan Council decision 08.05.2020 no. 533.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-f1f4bf7e7a4e3d75", "title": "Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)", "url": "https://www.sayistay.gov.tr/reports/download/eaYwd1aoX1-ankara-elektrik-havagazi-ve-otobus-isletme-muessesesi-genel-mudurlugu-ego", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "sayistay.gov.tr", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "web-page", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-73be91e80b848a10", "clm-31e9e0ce5dd3301a", "clm-a973cc98cbacd330", "clm-bb1dc97b4dc693f9", "clm-b883d6d4fe8b48e9" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": null, "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-11-03", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-11-04", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "record-date-only" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "Regularity audit of EGO's 2024 accounts, submitted to parliament. Finding 2 covers the electronic fare-collection system: the 2013 ten-year contract, the components donated by the metropolitan municipality that only one firm could operate, revenue routed through the contractor's accounts, and contractor staff collecting top-ups.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } } ], "coverage": { "claimsTotal": 16, "claimsMapped": 16, "sourcesTotal": 5, "sourcesUsedByClaims": 4, "sourcesWithPublicationDate": 1, "sourcesWithArchive": 0, "sourcesWithExactLocator": 0, "sourcesWithContentHash": 0 }, "limits": [ "Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.", "Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.", "A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.", "The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim." ] } } ] }