The decision to block access has not yet been put into effect by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK). Martı has the right to appeal the court decision within one week.
Martı TAG and Martı Motorcycle features are included in the Martı application. If access to these two features is blocked, Martı’s scooter rental service may not be accessible.
Access ban decision was made on the grounds of pirate transportation
In the petition filed by the lawyers of the Istanbul Chamber of Automobile Tradesmen to the Istanbul 14th Commercial Court of First Instance, it was alleged that the defendant Martı Ileri Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi carried out illegal pirate transportation with the “Martı TAG” and “Martı Motorcycle” application, and that these actions that constitute unfair competition in terms of taxi tradesmen. detection and prevention.
In the petition, it was stated that people who are not taxi drivers and do not have a public transport vehicle usage certificate use their vehicles for commercial purposes in the “Let’s Go With One Vehicle” application, and that electric motorcycles used do not have permits and licenses. It was noted that travel was made for a certain fee and people who do not have a commercial transport license carry passengers without paying taxes. An access ban was requested for Martı TAG and Martı Motorcycle.
The Istanbul 14th Commercial Court of First Instance decided to accept the claimant’s request for interim injunction and ruled that an access block be imposed on “Martı TAG” and Martı Motorcycle, which are offered on the www.marti.tech website and the mobile application MARTI.