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Categories: CULTURE · HEALTH

Kocaeli municipal disability transport services

Entities: Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi · Engelsiz Taksi

Overview

In early July 2026, the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality launched a 24‑hour patient‑transport ambulance service staffed by 90 personnel and operating 28 vehicles, providing continuous medical mobility across the province.

By the end of July, the municipality’s separate "Engelsiz Taksi" (Accessible Taxi) programme, which runs a fleet of 16 lift‑equipped minibuses, recorded 13,131 trips during the first half of the year. The service, booked through a call‑center with a 24‑hour advance notice requirement, supports wheelchair‑using residents traveling to hospitals, dialysis centres, therapy units, schools and community events. Together, these initiatives illustrate Kocaeli’s expanding public transport infrastructure aimed at reducing mobility barriers for patients and people with disabilities.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality's Accessible Taxi Logs 13,131 Trips in First Half of 2026

    Kocaeli's Accessible Taxi service recorded 13,131 trips Jan‑Jun 2026, using 16 lift minibuses and a 24‑hour appointment system to aid wheelchair users across health, education and social sectors.

  2. 30 days ago

    [HEALTH] 6 sources
    Kocaeli provides 24‑hour patient‑transport ambulance service with 90 staff and 28 vehicles

    Kocaeli’s municipality runs a 24/7 ambulance service with 90 staff and 28 vehicles, transporting bedridden and dialysis patients to health facilities and supporting events.

Sources

ayancikgazetesi.com · nordlandsmuseet.no