Is it normal for GetTransfer.com carrier scheduled to taking me from Istanbul airport to ask me for fullname, nationality and passport number?

I have scheduled a transfer on GetTransfer.com from Istanbul's Ataturk airport to my hotel for two adults (me and my wife) and two infants under two years old and got the following message from the carrier:

Firstly, thank you for choosing us. According to government rules, we need to have the names of the passengers, surnames, passport numbers and where they are from. Could you please send the information to me? Thank you again

I am not familiar with Turkish laws but I'm pretty sure there is no way the government asks taxis or carriers taking people from the airport to record their nationality passport number and full names even for kids under 2 years old.

Besides, there is no privacy policy between me and the carrier so nothing would protect me if I sent him that information directly on private chat.

I sent to gettransfer.com support asking to cancel and haven't got response yet.

Am I missing something?

Best Answer

The law enforces agencies to get your passport id and bunch of other information. #36 of the law describes it.In case of missing information, I think in any control point they will be punished by money.

However, The authorized person first fills the electronic ticket without passport information. The legally required information is filled in only after meeting the passenger and getting on the vehicle. Thus, due consideration is given to the sensitivity of the passenger.

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