İSPARK
Company in Istanbul, Turkey
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İstanbul Otopark İşletmeleri Tic. AŞ (Istanbul Parking Lot Operations Trade S.A), or simply İSPARK, is a company that operates parking lots in Istanbul. Managed by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the company provides service in 606 parking lots and also is a member of the European Parking Association.[1][2]
| Company type | Anonim Şirket |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Products | İsbike Heliport Alibeyköy Cep Bus Terminal İstmarin |
| Parent | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
| Website | www |
In 2012, İspark carried out the bicycle parking project İsbike to increase environmental consciousness in Istanbul.[2] In 2014, the company built boat parks which in İstinye and Tarabya Bays, a year later the company announced that they were planning to build boat parks in Bebek, Beykoz, Kuruçeşme and Paşabahçe, but these plans were abandoned.[2][3] The company also owns the Alibeyköy Bus Terminal in Istanbul.
Projects
iTaksi
iTaksi is a ridesharing app (e-taxi app) that was founded in 2016 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The app has its own display for taxi drivers to see the map, this display also works as a POS screen for contactless credit cards and Istanbulkarts.[4]
İsbike
İsbike (styled as isbike) was a public bicycle sharing system serving Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey.
Launched in 2012, it provided 300 stations and 3000 bikes on both sides of the city.[citation needed]
In 2022, isbike founded a bicycling school, aimed to provide bicycle training to approximately 10 thousand people.[5]
The isbike system has been unavailable since at least late 2023, and some bicycles in storage have reportedly been scrapped.[6][7]