Türkiye's e-Government Gateway, better known locally as e-Devlet, is on track to hit 71 million registered users in 2027, according to targets laid out by Turkish authorities. As of September 2026, the platform had 69.8 million users and offered 9,436 services from 1,130 institutions — including central government agencies, municipalities, universities and some private organisations. Next year, the aim is to push that to 10,000 services and expand mobile app coverage to 7,500 services.

Why should a traveller care? Because e-Devlet has quietly become part of practical life in Türkiye for anyone staying longer than a typical beach week. Foreign residents, digital nomads and long-stay visitors regularly use the system for residence permit appointments, tax number applications, health service records and official documents that previously meant queueing at a government office. TurkStat's latest Household Information Technology Usage Survey found 76% of people in Türkiye now use e-Government services — a sign of how central the platform has become.

The 2027 plan isn't just about raw numbers. Authorities want to simplify and integrate what's already there, with nine combined services expected to launch through the gateway next year. Mobile functionality is a big part of the push: services accessible via the app should grow from around 5,378 now to 6,500 by the end of 2026 and 7,500 in 2027.

For visitors, that trajectory matters. Anything that moves paperwork onto a phone — rather than a morning lost in a muhtar's office or a provincial directorate — makes extended stays, remote work setups and property-related admin noticeably less painful. If you're planning a season in Istanbul, a workation in Antalya or a slow loop through the Aegean coast, expect more of the official side of Turkish life to be handled through a single login. Registered users were already forecast to pass 70 million by the end of 2026, so the system's reach is effectively national.

The catch for short-term tourists: e-Devlet remains primarily oriented toward citizens and residents, so most holidaymakers sticking to the usual two-week itinerary won't need it. But for the growing crowd of remote workers, retirees and repeat visitors who treat Türkiye as a semi-permanent base, the expansion of services — especially on mobile — is genuinely good news. It's one more reason the country keeps ranking high with the laptop-and-passport crowd.

Story reported by Daily Sabah Travel.