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Categories: TECHNOLOGY

Kocaeli Municipality smart‑city IoT deployments

Entities: Kandıra · Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality · Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK)

Overview

In late June 2026, the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality introduced an IoT‑based safety system designed to protect lone workers, marking the first rollout of a privacy‑aware, sensor‑driven service in the city’s smart‑city program.

A month later, in July 2026, the municipality expanded its smart‑city portfolio with a real‑time beach information system for six blue‑flag beaches in the Kandıra district. Using passive Wi‑Fi listening units, the platform provides live data on crowd density, sea conditions, access restrictions, travel time and parking availability, all while complying with Turkish data‑protection law. Both initiatives reflect Kocaeli’s broader effort to fund and deploy IoT solutions that improve safety and citizen services without compromising privacy.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Kocaeli Municipality Launches Real-Time Beach Information System

    Kocaeli Municipality’s new Beach Information System gives real‑time crowd, sea and transport data for six Kandıra blue‑flag beaches, using privacy‑first Wi‑Fi sensing under KVKK.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Kocaeli Municipality launches IoT‑Based Safety System for Lone Workers

    Kocaeli’s municipality introduced “e‑yaren,” an IoT safety system that monitors lone workers via health bracelets, sends real‑time alerts and SOS calls, and integrates data into the city’s digital management平台.

Sources

ayancikgazetesi.com · aydinses.com