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Cooperation Protocol Signed Between

International Transporters Association

and Turkish Motor Vehicle Bureau

A cooperation protocol was signed between the International Transporters Association
(UND), the most important stakeholder in the field of road transport in the export-led

growth model of the Turkish economy, and the Turkish Motor Vehicle Bureau (TMTB).
The meeting held at Istanbul Wyndham Hotel on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, was
attended by UND Vice Chairman of the Board Fatih Şener, TMTB Chairman of the Board

Remzi Duman, UND Chief Executive Officer Alper Özel, Vice President Elif Savrum and
Office Manager Mehmet Akif Eroğlu, industry representatives and the press members.

UND Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Fatih Şener, by road, which has the largest share of premium production with
TMTB Chairman of the Board Remzi Duman, UND Chief Execu- 78%.” Duman pointed out that UND is the most important sta-
tive Officer Alper Özel and Bureau Manager Mehmet Akif Eroğlu keholder of Turkey’s road transport and is their biggest customer
made statements about the purpose and scope of the cooperation and said as the bureau, they have recently seen an increase in fake
protocol. green cards, the insurance industry lost premiums and the agency
lost commissions due to fake green cards, but more importantly,
Remzi Duman: 78 Percent Of Premiums From the operators and drivers who use fake green cards are exposed
Land Transporters to high amounts of compensation in Euros and Pounds. Duman
The signing ceremony was opened by the Chairman of the Board drew attention to the importance of raising awareness and raising
of Directors of the Turkish Motor Vehicle Bureau, Remzi Duman. awareness on this issue and emphasized that the protocol is an
Duman made evaluations about the scope of the cooperation and important step to act together.
the work to be done.
Duman said: “We issued 59 thousand green cards in 2021 for our
tow trucks under UND. This is a very important number and it ac-
Duman stated that The Turkish Motor Vehicles Bureau was estab-
lished in 1963 with the aim of facilitating the international move- counts for 57% of our total portfolio. We have applications such
ment of motor vehicles by ensuring that the criteria regarding the as fleet discount and bonus malus system for green card. For this
third party liability insurance required for motor vehicles by the reason, it is important to inform the operators and transporters
visited country are met, and to ensure that compensation is paid on these issues. In addition, approximately 400,000 accidents oc-
to the injured person in case of an accident in accordance with the cur every year in the geography where the green card application
national laws and regulations of that country and said “Today, we is included. Total number of accidents of vehicles with Turkish
came together to develop mutual cooperation with UND, the umb- license plates in 11 years: 45,101 and 96% of this is truck ac-
rella organization of the international goods transportation sector cident. As the Bureau, we know the locations of these accidents.
We also know the reasons. In the light of this information, we
want to inform our drivers and take precautions. Thus, we will
both reduce the risk of accidents and contribute positively to the
reduction of green card premiums. We decided to cooperate in
this and similar common areas.” Duman stated that they are wor-
king to bring the Bureau to a more institutional structure in line
with the requirements of the age, and that they are working to
increase the visibility of the Bureau and the awareness of the gre-
en card system.

Fatih Şener: Raising Awareness Of Transporters
Will Provide Great Benefit To The Sector
Fatih Şener, Deputy Chairman of UND Board of Directors, poin-
ted out in his speech that with the increase in the share of the road
transport sector in exports, the number of trips also increased and
said: “The value of our exports by road reached 88 billion dollars
in 2021. The share of road transport mode in our total exports