The measures to combat Coronavirus in Turkey imposed some restrictions on us that would ensure our safety, and allow us to move, but after confirming our health condition.
Among these procedures is the issuance of the HES code in Turkey, which is a condition for accepting travel between Turkish states or abroad, and we have devoted this article to you to learn about this code, its function, its importance, and the method of extracting it.
What is HES in Turkey?
It is a symbol that a resident of Turkey can obtain, and this code is concerned with knowing people who are subject to health supervision, especially with regard to those infected with the Corona virus or suspected or subject to quarantine.
This Symbol has been approved by the Ministry of Health in Turkey, and it is an abbreviation of the Turkish phrase ‘ Hayat Eve Sağır’ meaning “ life expands at home” and it is the official slogan that Turkey has adopted to confront the COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic there.
The Ministry has issued a special application for the HES code in Turkey, and it has several advantages in addition to obtaining the HES code, through which it is possible to order free masks or learn about the map of the spread of the Coronavirus in Turkey.
Cases where you need the HES in Turkey
You need to show the HES code in the following cases:
Obtaining a travel permit to move from one state to another
Entry into Turkish government institutions
Entry to shopping malls and commercial markets within Turkey
Restricting the transportation card and linking it with the HES code
The Turkish government may later require that the HES be displayed in other places, and all of this falls within the measures taken by it to limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
How to extract the HES in Turkey
The HES code is obtained in Turkey in one of the following two ways:
Extracting by electronic application:
First of all, you download the Hayat Eve Sağır "HES" application, which can be obtained from one of the two applications, depending on the type of mobile you are carrying:
Android system
IOS system
After that, you register your membership in the application and log into the application and its windows normally.
You choose the HES section
To extract your HES code, you click on the "Yeni kod ekle" icon, and the icon will be in the form of a plus sign (+) at the bottom of the screen.
Then you click on Devem, which means continue
On the next screen, you choose the name "in Turkish" and the default age of the code, and you can choose an "open period for the code" according to your desire. Airlines in Turkey ask you for a code for a very limited period of time "seven days at most"
Then you click on Devem
Your HES code number will appear on the mobile screen
And you can inquire about your health condition through the search box in the application, and you can also share the code or delete it later, as it is all up to you
Extracting by text message:
You can also extract the HES code in Turkey by sending a text message to the number 2023
The letter is written in the following order:
Type HES
Leave one space
Write your number on the residence card or your Turkish ID
Leave one space
Write your year of birth
Leave one space
Write the code's validity period in days
Example: HES 999999999 1991 7
Then post and a text message will be sent to you from Hes Kodu containing your health code and you can give it to whoever requests it.
Let your message exactly match the message in this picture
After obtaining the HES code in Turkey, you can complete the transactions in which this code is required, especially obtaining permission to travel between Turkish states.
How to extract the HES in Turkey with the passport
Many foreigners come to Turkey for tourism only, and while traveling between Turkish states they need the HES code, but they do not have a residence card, and originally they do not want to extract the residency .. So what do they do?
They can get the HES code by sending a text message to the number 2023, but it differs somewhat from the message sent by someone who has residence in Turkey.
The steps for writing the text message are as follows:
Type HES
Leave one space
The symbol for your country in capital letters, for example SYR for Syria, and we will put an appendix at the end of the paragraph that includes the symbols of Arab countries
Leave one space
Passport number
Leave one space
Year of Birth
Leave one space
Nickname
Leave one space
The validity period of the code is in days
Example: HES SYR 123456789 1991 ALSALEH 7
Write your message in the same way shown in this picture
Then the HES code will be sent to your number in a text message from HES KODU, and you can use this number normally in the transactions that you need.
Appendix - Symbols of Arab Countries:
Eritrea ERI
Jordan JOR
United Arab Emirates UAE
Bahrain BHR
Algeria DZA
Syria SYR
Saudi Arabia KSA
Sudan SDN
Somalia SOM
Iraq IRQ
Yemen YEM
Kuwait KWT
Morocco MAR
Tunisia TUN
Comoros COM
Djibouti DJI
Sultanate of Oman OMN
Palestine FLS
Qatar QAT
Lebanon LBN
Libya LBY
Egypt EGY
Mauritania MRT
How to use the HES in Turkey
After you have obtained the HES code, you can share it with the institutions or individuals that request it, and then confirm your safety from the epidemic, or contact with someone with the epidemic, or contact with someone with the epidemic.
And in the event of any emergency, this will be added to your information in the HES code, where any party that shares this code can review this information.
The HES code number is usually presented in the airline reservation or travel permit transactions, and the code is usually given to the personnel specialized in extracting a travel document outside the state in which you reside or booking for that, whether in the airport, train or bus, and your travel is not confirmed or allowed to do so until after ensure your safety through this code.
Steps to connect the Istanbul transportation card with the HES code
Click on this link at the beginning of Istanbul Card
Then fill in the following data:
Confirm the options below the data by clicking on the small square next to it
Click on Kaydet to install the link
You will be asked to enter the confirmation code. You will receive the code via text message
Enter the code sent to you
Thus, you will have bypassed all steps in order to connect the Istanbul Transportation card with the health code
We have another article on this topic and we have expanded it by explaining about linking the transportation card in all Turkish states with the health code, not just Istanbul transportation.
To view it: Linking the transportation card with the health code in Turkey
The importance of the health code in Turkey
The importance of the HES code in Turkey HES is that it includes several special features regarding the health and safety aspect, and among the points that highlight the importance of this code are:
Facilitate safe travel procedures
Ensure that your personal information and your data are not shared with any other party, as the HES code is sufficient.
Save time and effort in the inspection procedures while traveling
Ensure the safety of passengers with you on any flight or land trip
In the event that the infection or contact of a traveler with a person infected with the COVID-19 is detected through the health code, all those on the trip will be easily identified, and registered as contacts of a person infected with the Coronavirus, and thus they can take the necessary health measures to protect them and their families and those who mix with them.
What to do if you forgot the HES
If you forget your HES code, delete the message that was sent to you from your mobile phone, or your code has expired, you can easily extract a new code by following the methods we mentioned in a previous paragraph about extracting the HES code in Turkey.
Final note
The restrictions imposed on travel or entry to government institutions, commercial and shopping centers in Turkey regarding the mandatory obtaining of the HES health code apply to everyone in Turkey: Turkish citizens and foreign residents, adults and children.
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Al-Fanar Insurance and Residencies has introduced you to one of the most popular topics among foreigners in Turkey, and they are looking for it and inquiring about many of its details.
We hope that this article has achieved the benefit we intended for writing it.
