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Until the 1980s, moving to different house which was done with the help of neighbors, has become a serious sector. According to TUIK data, more than 3 million transports are made annually.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - The number of immigrants to Istanbul in 2020 alone was around 381, 654. So, does this industry have an entry barrier and service standards?

How do things work in the sector where you entrust your home and privacy?

Movers from house to house are in need of help

Evaluating the issue, Göztepe Transport and Storage A.Ş. CEO Ulaş Gümüşoğlu; complained that everyone suffers from the problems experienced in the house-to-door transport sector, even the bureaucrats he has met, have experienced similar things, but that a sectoral solution has not come yet. Gümüşoğlu noted that moving from home to home is a very special kind of transportation and that people are receiving a service by letting us enter their personal space.

When you think about it, how many guests who come to your house leave your house by sitting in the living room, how many of them will you show your bedroom? In this kind of transport, all of our employees enter the most private part of your home. It carries the armchair or trinket left from your grandmother, which dies not only have a materialistic value but also spiritual value. So we are doing a very special job. Disruptions while moving your house can not only cause financial losses, but also sometimes affect the flow of life.
Complaint sites are full of complaints from people whose life flow has been affected.
Göztepe Nakliyat CEO Ulaş Gümüşoğlu warned about pirate transportation and said, "From the moment you decide to move, you should plan the moving process step by step and research the company that will serve you in transportation."

The economic advantage is of course everyone's choice, but the important thing is to add a quality one next to the economic one.

The problem is the barrier to entry into the industry

Noting that the barrier to enter into the sector is quite low, Gümüşoğlu emphasized that the K3 qualification document defined by the Ministry of Transport for the transport sector is insufficient and that it is not a job that can only be evaluated within the scope of vehicle tonnage. He mentioned that moving from house to house is a service job, so it is a job done with trained human resources. On the other hand, the fact that there is no obligation to employ SGK personnel other than the vehicle tonnage in the K3 authorization certificate, brings the problems of illegal labor of the companies in the market.

Academic study

Mentioning that they are working under an industry association called END to prevent all these negativities and that they aim to reach the authorities through ITO representatives, Gümüşoğlu said that they have engaged in an academic study that includes field studies and consumer / supplier surveys in order to have a legal regulation request that will guide the industry. He emphasized that the university officials also showed close interest, but the study did not conclude due to the start of the pandemic and universities being closed.