Ratifying the 2015 Paris climate agreement following the environmental disasters in the summer of 2021 to minimize the devastating effects of climate change, Turkey monumentally stepped up its green development revolution.
Initiating substantive measures urgently addressing climate change, Turkey continues to launch smart city initiatives, including energy-efficient, climate-sensitive transportation means.
Leading the green transportation wave and micro-mobility trend in Turkey is the young Turkish entrepreneur Oğuz Alper Öktem, the founder and CEO of Martı, who is taking huge steps to protect nature and minimize the environmental impact of gas emissions from vehicles in traffic.
His electric scooter sharing initiative Martı is not only bringing sustainable transportation technology to city life, but Öktem also believes that the micro-mobility industry is a structure that can grow with a significant amount of investment.
When talking about his project, which is now operating in 22 districts in the Istanbul region, but also in other major cities in Turkey, including Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, and Bursa, Öktem always points out that the goal behind Martı was to find an alternative solution to traffic that will, at the same time, benefit the environment and make people’s city transportation enjoyable.
Using Martı’s e-scooters helps reduce carbon emissions in the city and continues to make city life more sustainable and more comfortable.
Being part of the green wave companies that have provided a practical solution to Istanbul’s chaotic city traffic while protecting the environment with its low carbon emission, and after several initiatives in the field of shared EVs service, Öktem’s company is also working on expanding its offer with the electric vehicles project in 2022.
He’s among the people that believe small changes in individual lives can have an important and significant role in changing both nature and city life.
Öktem emphasizes his striving to build the path for the micro-mobility, which, according to him, is indispensable for cities, and will transform the future of transportation.