İzmirim Kart

The İzmirim Kart is a proximity type smart card used for payment in public transport of İzmir, Turkey. It gradually replaced İzmir Kentkart after Kentkart could not get the tender. Disposable variant is called bilet 35 and it is possible to buy 3, 5, 10 credit forms.

İzmirim Kart

Location	İzmir Province
Launched	June 1, 2015[1]
Technology	MiFare Plus with proprietary error correction scheme (pay-as-you-go and free passes) NXP MyD (disposable variant)
Operator	İzmir Teknoloji A.Ş.[2]
Manager	İzmir Municipality[2]
Currency	TL (pay-as-you-go), credit units (disposable) (1250 TL maximum load)
Stored-value	Disposable variant only
Credit expiry	35 days for disposable variant only [3]
Auto recharge	Optional for pay-as-you-go variant
Unlimited use	Depends on the variant
Validity	İzmir Metro İZBAN (commuter railway) ESHOT (buses) İzdeniz (ferries) İzmir Tram Balçova Gondola Bornova Ice Sports Hall İzmir Wildlife Park İzmir International Fair Public toilets at transfer stations
Retailed	Online Newsstands Stations
Variants	Pay as you go Disposable e-ticket (bilet 35) [3] Electronic senior pass for access-control of nationally-mandated free transport of seniors [4]
Website	www.izmirimkart.com.tr

Refills

The pay-as-you-go variant of the card operates as if it were stored-value, though it is technically a deposit card. Refills are done by electronic funds transfer via VakıfBank using deposit accounts associated to supported POS terminals.

Security

The card stores data about last few transactions to prevent fraud. Transactions otherwise commence online. If data on the card about a particular transaction mismatches data on the central database, the card may be blocked.