13.10.2026 18:12
In the tenth phase of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's app-based 2,500 new taxi project, only 15 of the 250 plates it put out to tender were sold. Sixteen applicants participated in the tender; the 15 people whose bids were found complete bought the plates at prices between 6 million 380 thousand and 6 million 400 thousand lira, excluding VAT. The taxis on the plates granted with a 29-year usage right will take customers not from the street but through apps.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) sold 15 of the 250 license plates it put out to tender in the tenth phase of 2,500 new taxis that will provide "App-Based Taxi Transportation".
At the Dr. Mimar Kadir Topbaş Show and Art Center in Yenikapı, 16 applicants submitted sealed bids in the tender held for 250 app-based taxi license plates, granted for 29 years.
In the tender chaired by IMM Secretary-General Volkan Demir, after document checks, the applications of 15 people whose bids were complete were accepted as valid and the auction stage began.
PLATES SOLD FOR UP TO 6.4 MILLION LIRA
In the tender, 15 plates were sold at prices between 6 million 380 thousand lira and 6 million 400 thousand lira, excluding VAT.
THEY WILL GET CUSTOMERS FROM THE APP, NOT THE STREET
New taxis, whose license usage rights are limited to 29 years, will get customers not from the street but through apps. The new taxis will serve with special designs to distinguish them from others.