Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality took an important step towards the popularization of the local and national payment system by offering TROY Card, Türkiye's first and only local payment method in public transportation. In addition to this collaboration, TROY Card users also received special good news: May 19 - June 16 Every Monday between , the first ride on public transport will be free with the TROY Card.
Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç, in the cooperation meeting he held with Interbank Card Center (BKM) General Manager Ozan Deniz at the mayor's office, emphasized the importance they attach to local and national understanding and announced that TROY Card will be used in public transportation.
President Büyükkılıç: “We Care About the Products of Local and National Understanding”
Making statements at the meeting, President Büyükkılıç said, “The TROY card is a product of local and national understanding, under the guarantee of our banks, especially our Central Bank. It is a product of our country. We also value and recommend these cards in the field of transportation through Ulaşım A.Ş.” Büyükkılıç drew attention to the importance of supporting local and national products.
Thanks to Kayseri from BKM General Manager Deniz
BKM General Manager Ozan Deniz stated that TROY Card stands for 'Türkiye's Payment Method' and said that the card is getting stronger and more important every day. Deniz said, “At this point, TROY is getting stronger every day. Its importance is increasing. We have exceeded 55 million cards in our country. We have also exceeded 18 percent in terms of market share.” Emphasizing that transportation is of great importance to them, Deniz stated that they established a transportation platform as BKM and that the first metropolitan municipality to integrate into this platform and pioneer the developments was Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and thanked Mayor Büyükkılıç for his support. Deniz also pointed out that the strengthening of TROY means that local and national capital remains within the country and said, “We say everyone should have TROY and TROY should be our first choice.” Mayor Büyükkılıç presented BKM General Manager Deniz with the book Mount Erciyes, a cultural publication of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality.
TROY Card Corporate Communications Director Yunus Elmas, Deputy General Manager Sait Zekeriya Özgel, Deputy General Manager Cengiz Değirmenci, Deputy General Manager Cem Yıldız, TROY Member Relations Director Fatih Temizer and TROY Marketing Director Ceren Zeytinci were also present at the cooperation meeting.
TROY Offers Special Free Boarding Campaign to Kayseri
TROY, which is constantly growing in the card payment sector, is launching a public transportation campaign that is specific to Kayseri and will be a first in Türkiye. With the protocol signed between Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and Interbank Card Center (BKM), TROY card holders will gain advantages in public transportation. May 19 2025 June 16, 2025 During the campaign, which will be valid between , the first transportation expense made with a TROY card every Monday on all bus and rail system lines in the provinces, districts and towns of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality will be covered free of charge by TROY.
Attaching importance to digital transformation in public transportation, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality had enabled TROY branded cards to be used in public transportation in Kayseri with the development and integration studies it carried out at the beginning of the year. Now, this cooperation is being taken even further by offering TROY card users free boarding on Mondays. During the campaign, TROY branded bank, credit card and prepaid card holders will be able to benefit from this advantage, which will be valid only for the first use every Monday, without having to do any transactions. When the payment points are reached, the payment amount will appear on the screen, but this amount will not be collected from the TROY card user. While the details of the campaign can be accessed on the Troyodeme.com website, citizens who have new TROY cards will also be able to benefit from this special campaign. This campaign aims to both encourage the use of the local and national payment system and provide economic support to the citizens of Kayseri.
