Aim

Aim

We can briefly say that the purpose of the Turkish Bureau is to make life easier,both for owners/drivers of motor vehicles and victims of cross-border traffic accidents.

As far as the Green Card System is concerned the Turkish Bureau has two main functions.

The first one is handling and settlement of Green Card claims.The Turkish Bureau settles claims in Turkey caused by foreign vehicles which have a valid Green Card issued in other member states of the Green Card System.For such claims the Bureau acts on behalf of the foreign insurer which has issued the Green Card but always taking into consideration the legal rights of the victims.As the accident occurs in Turkey the Turkish MTPL legislation is applicable.

The other main function of the Turkish Bureau is printing and distributing Green Cards to its members and being a Guarantor for its members in the frame of Green Cards issued by its members.A Guarantor means that in the event that a Green Card insurer is not able to pay claims related to Green Cards a Bureau steps in and pays the claims on behalf of its member.This enables the financial stability of the Green Card System to be mantained.

In order to reach its goals the Turkish Bureau is authorised to make agreements and cooperate with any domestic or foreign establishment or insurance company.

All insurance companies in Turkey which have a licence to operate in the MTPL business are required to be members of the Bureau.

The other functions of the Bureau are forming insurance or reinsurance pools wıth the participation of its members and managing those pools.