Turkey expands deposit‑return network with free Mobile DOA terminals
The Turkish Environment Agency, operating under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, has launched the Mobile DOA handheld terminal to bring the Deposit‑On‑Packaging (DOA) system to small retailers that lack a deposit‑return machine. Businesses that finish registration on the Deposit Information Management System (DBYS) receive the device at no cost. Citizens scan the terminal’s QR code, hand over DOA‑labelled beverage containers and are credited 1 TL per container into a digital DOA wallet. The participating retailer earns a 0.50 TL incentive for each container it collects and forwards to authorized field operators.
The rollout began on 1 July 2026 across 81 provinces, aiming to create a return point in every neighbourhood and to raise recycling rates. In Diyarbakır, seven points are already operating with a plan to expand to fifty. Agency chief Nurullah Öztürk said the goal is “accessible return points in every neighbourhood.” The Mobile DOA terminal integrates barcode verification, counting, registration and data transfer, allowing markets, corner stores and kiosks to function as manual return locations without additional machinery.
Entities: Deposit Information Management System (DBYS) · Deposit‑On‑Packaging (DOA) system · Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change · Mobile DOA · Mobile DOA handheld terminal · Nurullah Öztürk · Turkey · Turkey Environment Agency · Turkey Environment Agency (Türkiye Çevre Ajansı)
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- [● 5 SOURCES] The Mobile DOA terminal performs barcode verification, counting, registration and data transfer in a single handheld device. (device functionality)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The rollout began on 1 July 2026 and covers 81 provinces in Turkey. (implementation schedule)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] In Diyarbakır, seven deposit‑return points are operating and will be increased to fifty. (regional expansion plan)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Mobile DOA terminals will be provided free to businesses that complete registration on the Deposit Information Management System (DBYS). (government rollout)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Agency chief Nurullah Öztürk said the aim is to have accessible return points in every neighbourhood. (quote)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Retailers earn a 0.50 TL incentive for each DOA container they collect and hand to field operators. (system design)
- [● 6 SOURCES] The Mobile DOA device enables markets, corner stores and kiosks without a deposit‑return machine to act as manual return points. (system description)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Citizens receive 1 TL per returned DOA‑labelled beverage container, credited to a digital DOA wallet. (system design)