The Istanbul municipality issued a decision to link the Istanbul transportation card to the HES code approved by the Turkish Ministry of Health in order to increase precautionary measures to prevent Corona virus, and the municipality announced that the transportation card will stop on the 15th of next month in the event that it is not linked to the HES code to prevent the card holder from using it because this decision It aims to prevent the use of public transport by those infected with the "Corona" virus or by their contacts.
The Istanbul municipality has also allocated an electronic link to fill in the transportation card data and integrate it with the HES code, and we will now know how to integrate the transportation card with the HES code.
What is the HES code?
It is a code that a resident of Turkey can obtain, and this code is concerned with knowing people subject to controlled health conditions, especially with regard to those infected with the Coronavirus "Covid 19" or suspected or subject to quarantine until the reserve.
Where do you need the "HES" code?
At the beginning of last October, the Turkish government issued a decision that the Ministry of Health code “HES” should be used in transportation and government institutions.
The code was required to obtain a travel ticket between Turkish cities, and to enter government institutions, before issuing two new circulars by the Ministry of the Interior to show the code in public transport within 81 Turkish states, and in places of residence and hotels, entry to Turkish government institutions and entry to shopping malls and commercial markets inside Turkey and merging the transportation card and linking it with the health code
The use of the code is considered among the additional measures imposed by the Turkish government to limit the spread of the "Corona" virus, and it provides information about its carriers if they have been infected with the virus or have been in contact with an infected person or suspected of being infected, or are subject to quarantine, even reserve.
How to extract the "HES" code
The "HES" code can be extracted by sending a text message, or via the mobile application.
Via text messages:
Type “HES” - “your Turkish ID number” - “year of birth” - “the number of days you need the HES code”
Send the message to the number “2023”
Example: “HES 99762839287 1975 30”
Via the mobile application:
You can download the “HAYAT EVE SIĞAR” application on your mobile phone using “GOOGLE PLAY” or “APPLE STORE” and then enter the application, click on the “HES KOD” feature and fill in the required information for foreigners (passport number or “ID”, name , Date of Birth).
Steps to connect the Istanbul transportation card with the HES code
Enter the following link:
https://kisisellestirme.istanbulkart.istanbul
A form will appear in front of you containing some of the information to be filled out, and we have translated the fields, namely:
After filling in all the existing data, you will move to a new window and send an SMS message containing the confirmation code.Write the sent code in the new window so that you have combined your transportation card with the HES code approved by the Turkish Ministry of Health