Statements of Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the necessary preparatory work for the electronic seal to be applied to companies, institutions and organizations has been completed and announced that they plan to start its use after the necessary arrangements are made.
In his written statement, Uraloğlu gave information about the “electronic seal” regulation carried out within the scope of the Electronic Signature Law No. 5070. Reminding that the electronic signature is given to real persons and corresponds to the person’s wet signature, Uraloğlu stated that the application ensures the verification of the identity of the signatory and the integrity of the signed data.
Advantages of Electronic Seal
- Since the electronic seal is for legal entities, that is, companies, organizations and institutions, it ensures the identification of the source of documents and their integrity.
- It supports the digitalization of public transactions and saves time, paper and other expenses.
- Electronic seal provides a reliable digital signature alternative by increasing the security of official documents.
Uraloğlu pointed out that there are 8 electronic certificate service providers (ESHS) authorized and operating within the scope of the relevant law in Turkey. He stated that the electronic seals are regulated by the regulation will be issued by ECSPs operating within the scope of the electronic signature legislation.
“We have completed the necessary preparatory work for this. We plan to start the use of electronic seal in our country after the regulations that the electronic seal can be used instead of the financial seal are made.” said.
Use instead of Financial and Corporate Seal
Minister Uraloğlu stated that the electronic signature data is as important as who the signer is, as well as the institution on behalf of which he signs, and announced that they will ensure that the electronic seal is used instead of the financial and corporate seal.
Stating that they started the financial seal application to identify institutions, organizations, businesses or legal entities that produce documents in electronic environment, Uraloğlu stated that the work on the electronic seal, which has a legal basis with Law No. 5070 and the relevant regulation has been completed and they will implement the application.
