What Does Remote Identification via Passport Bring?
Türkiye’s five-year journey in remote identification reached a new threshold on 27 June 2026: non-Turkish natural persons may now become customers remotely by using their passports for remote identification. How did Türkiye reach this point, and as of 27 June, is it practically possible for the institutions within the scope to implement this process?
As will be recalled, Türkiye first introduced an official framework for video-based remote identification in 2021. Over the past five years, this framework has gradually expanded.
Initially, opening a full-scope account mostly required contact through physical channels. On the payment and electronic money side, digital customer acquisition was already possible for limited/anonymous accounts through simplified due diligence measures. For a period, the process continued through courier companies collecting signed agreements and taking photographs of identity documents. Today, almost all
