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Başkent Kart and Ankara's Two-Tier Fares

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Ankara's buses take bank cards now. The tariff table shows what that buys: 46.00 TL instead of 40.00 TL, and in the transfer and concession columns, one word — YOK. None.

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Run byEGO Genel Müdürlüğü (Ankara Metropolitan Municipality transport authority)
Scale🏙️ City-wide

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Ankara's smart-card fare system dates from 20 March 2013, when EGO awarded a ten-year electronic fare-collection contract, succeeding the automatic fare system it had introduced in 1998. In 2024 EGO began replacing the 2013 validators, which a February 2024 technical report had found at the end of their working life; the new ones accept ordinary contactless bank cards, NFC phones and QR alongside the municipal Başkent Kart. Accepting them is not the same as treating them equally. Under the tariff in force from 23 August 2026, a Başkent Kart ride costs 40.00 TL, a bank card 46.00 TL and an NFC phone 45.00 TL — and in the transfer and concessionary columns the tariff table records the bank card as "YOK", none. The card allows up to two transfers within 75 minutes at 20.00 TL each. Between 06:00 and 07:00 the card fare drops to 30.00 TL. Inside the outer municipal area, bank-card and NFC rides carry a further 6.00 TL.

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📊 Impact

Turkey's Court of Accounts, auditing EGO's 2024 accounts, found that the new fare-collection components had been bought by the metropolitan municipality and handed to EGO free of charge, but could be operated by only one company, so EGO had to contract that firm directly without a competitive tender. It also found that fare revenue had been paid into the contractor's bank accounts before reaching EGO, which had no access to them and recorded the amounts it was told; EGO said a contract signed on 27 December 2024 ended this for all payments except credit cards.

🎓 Lesson

"The city now takes bank cards" is usually reported as an upgrade, and usually hides a design decision about who the open loop is for. In Ankara the bank card buys exactly one full-price ride: no transfer, no student or teacher rate, no early-morning discount, and none of the free travel the card carries for over-65s or the off-peak windows for 61-64 year-olds. It is a visitor's fallback priced as one, not a second way to be a regular passenger.

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Sources

↗ EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026Primary tariff table, parsed from the page. 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.
↗ EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — validator replacement, 17 May 2024Dates 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.
↗ EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — service history"1998 yılına gelindiğinde toplu taşımacılıkta ilk defa otomatik ücret toplama sistemi hizmete geçirilmiştir." Establishes the pre-2013 magnetic-card generation.
↗ EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — FAQCard 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.
↗ Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)Published October 2025Regularity 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.
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Claim 1 clm-73be91e80b848a10 quantitative
Ankara's smart-card fare system dates from 20 March 2013, when EGO awarded a ten-year electronic fare-collection contract
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
The Court of Accounts report states that installing and operating electronic fare collection, smart cards, smart stops and vehicle tracking was tendered on 20 March 2013 for ten years to one company on a revenue-sharing basis.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)
Claim 2 clm-cf3a8c3e903f1fd7 quantitative
succeeding the automatic fare system it had introduced in 1998
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
EGO's own service history dates the first automatic fare-collection system in Ankara's public transport to 1998.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — service history
Claim 3 clm-7113bc2f5d55f843 quantitative
In 2024 EGO began replacing the 2013 validators
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
EGO's May 2024 announcement says it has begun renewing the electronic fare-collection validators and that the 2013-era system is being replaced.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — validator replacement, 17 May 2024
Claim 4 clm-31e9e0ce5dd3301a quantitative
which a February 2024 technical report had found at the end of their working life
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
The audit quotes a technical report of 28 February 2024 stating that the devices and software in use at EGO had reached the end of their life and that some hardware components were no longer produced.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)
Claim 5 clm-ed4d3deaad9d4ed5 descriptive
the new ones accept ordinary contactless bank cards, NFC phones and QR alongside the municipal Başkent Kart
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
EGO's announcement says the new system accepts bank and credit cards and QR/NFC via a virtual card in the app; the current tariff table lists separate fares for bank-card and NFC phone boardings next to the Başkent Kart.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — validator replacement, 17 May 2024
  2. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 6 clm-3d5b3d053546e6bc quantitative
Under the tariff in force from 23 August 2026, a Başkent Kart ride costs 40.00 TL, a bank card 46.00 TL and an NFC phone 45.00 TL
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The operator's tariff page, headed as valid from 23 August 2026, lists the full fares for the Başkent Kart, a bank card and an NFC phone.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 7 clm-0bcf9ba37fb21cf9 descriptive
in the transfer and concessionary columns the tariff table records the bank card as "YOK", none
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
In the tariff table the bank-card row reads YOK under both the transfer and the reduced-fare columns.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 8 clm-c53e9a0ab70ddc7f quantitative
The card allows up to two transfers within 75 minutes at 20.00 TL each
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The tariff lists a full transfer fare of 20.00 TL and states that the Başkent Kart allows at most two transfers within 75 minutes.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 9 clm-13b241ac79a3e5ac quantitative
Between 06:00 and 07:00 the card fare drops to 30.00 TL
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The tariff states that between 06:00 and 07:00 the full Başkent Kart fare is charged at 30.00 TL instead of 40.00 TL on EGO buses and rail.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 10 clm-6fb259943898ab4c quantitative
Inside the outer municipal area, bank-card and NFC rides carry a further 6.00 TL
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The tariff adds 6.00 TL to the full fare for contactless bank-card and NFC boardings within the metropolitan adjacent area.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 11 clm-a973cc98cbacd330 descriptive
the new fare-collection components had been bought by the metropolitan municipality and handed to EGO free of charge, but could be operated by only one company, so EGO had to contract that firm directly without a competitive tender
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
Finding 2 of the audit: the municipality bought the components and donated them to EGO; because only one firm held the right to operate them, EGO could not run an open tender and contracted it by direct procurement.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)
Claim 12 clm-bb1dc97b4dc693f9 descriptive
fare revenue had been paid into the contractor's bank accounts before reaching EGO, which had no access to them and recorded the amounts it was told
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says
The audit found that EGO's revenues were deposited into the contractor's accounts, over which EGO had no access or control, and that EGO recorded the amounts reported to it without checking them.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)
Claim 13 clm-b883d6d4fe8b48e9 quantitative
EGO said a contract signed on 27 December 2024 ended this for all payments except credit cards
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
EGO's reply, recorded in the audit, says the 27 December 2024 contract ended the practice and that all payments except credit-card ones now go directly to EGO, with work under way on the rest.
Caveat
This is EGO's own statement in reply to the audit; the auditors did not confirm it.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025)
Claim 14 clm-6e0e52a49114dc70 descriptive
In Ankara the bank card buys exactly one full-price ride: no transfer, no student or teacher rate
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The tariff gives the bank card a single full fare with YOK under transfer and reduced fares; the teacher fare is listed only for the Başkent Kart.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
Claim 16 clm-a4a04a242cc5142f quantitative
none of the free travel the card carries for over-65s or the off-peak windows for 61-64 year-olds
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
The tariff page describes free travel for 61–64 year-olds between 10:30–15:00 and 19:00–24:00 and for over-65s, both through personal Başkent Kart cards.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026
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Operator
EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (Ankara Metropolitan Municipality transport authority)
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EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — Taşıma Ücretleri, tariff in force from 23 August 2026 ego.gov.tr · 9 linked claims

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Primary tariff table, parsed from the page. 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.

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EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — validator replacement, 17 May 2024 ego.gov.tr · 2 linked claims

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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.

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EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — service history ego.gov.tr · 1 linked claim

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"1998 yılına gelindiğinde toplu taşımacılıkta ilk defa otomatik ücret toplama sistemi hizmete geçirilmiştir." Establishes the pre-2013 magnetic-card generation.

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EGO Genel Müdürlüğü (operator) — FAQ ego.gov.tr · background

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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.

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Sayıştay (Turkish Court of Accounts) — EGO 2024 audit report (October 2025) sayistay.gov.tr · 5 linked claims

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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.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Başkent Kart and Ankara's Two-Tier Fares” — Ankara, Turkey. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/ankara-baskent-kart/ (last verified 2026-11-03). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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