24.01.2020 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke to Anadolu Agency regarding the digital transformation of the Turkish Trade Registry Newspaper. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the Turkish Trade Registry Newspaper has been digitized along with its entire archive, and said “17.6 million announcements published since 1957 can now be accessed free of charge with a click.” Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the first issue of the newspaper was published on February 21, 1957, and said that 16,658 issues have been published since then.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
pointed out that an issue of the gazette consists of an average of 1,000 pages
and contains about 3,000 announcements, and that issues published so far have
found 5.2 million pages, thus creating an announcement archive of 17.6 million.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
stated that the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette has entered 2020 with a new
vision, and said:
“In
this age of technology where we are experiencing digital transformation, the
software infrastructure of the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette has been renewed
and the website has been made available. The entire archive of the gazette has been
digitized. 17.6 million announcements published since 1957 have been made
available free of charge just a click away.”
- “Parties will be able to carry
out their trade safely”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
provided information about the opportunities provided with digital
transformation in the system, “Designed as a user-friendly and with over 1
million active users, the website of the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette can
also be accessed via e-Government Gate or e-signature. Copies of the announcements
published can also be obtained by e-signed and physical signature.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
emphasized that parties can carry out the trade in confidence with the Trade
Registry Gazette:
“Trade
registry records are public, and their availability is ensured by the Turkish
Trade Registry Gazette. In this context, third parties' trust in the announced
issues is protected under the Turkish Trade Law. The basic expectations of
trade are trust, speed and convenience. Designed in accordance with these
expectations, the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette website provides more
comfortable and fast access to announcements with its simple and easy use.
Thus, all parties can carry out their trade safely.”
M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu added that in coordination with the Ministry of Trade, the
test work will be completed to ensure the transfer of the announcements to the
Turkish Trade Registry Newspaper simultaneously in digital environment with
registrations in 2020.