By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey has selected Gemalto, a major player in digital security, for its ePassport program.
Officials with Gemalto (News – Alert) said that the company provides its Coesys Issuance solution for the personalization of new electronic passports for Turkish citizens, including the certificate authority solution and associated integration services.
For Turkey’s 72.5 million citizens, electronic passports are issued for new applications as well as renewals as of June 1, 2010.
Company officials said that Gemalto deployed the Coesys Issuance personalization solution in two service centers in Turkey: one located on the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the other housed in the Turkish Police center in Ankara.
Gemalto has also undertaken the training of the staff operating the solution.
“We chose Gemalto for their experience in the personalization and in the successful deployment of many electronic passports programs worldwide. Their ability to deliver the solution in a short time frame enabled us to meet our deadline of June 1, 2010,” said Ambassador Naci Koru, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, in a statement.
This project, company officials said, reinforces Gemalto’s leadership in the personalization of secure identity documents.
With over 25 servicing implementations all over the world, Gemalto has proven its capability to offer dedicated and unique solutions ready to adapt to any legacy infrastructure.
“Our strength in the delivery of the Turkish passport project comes from our ability to respond quickly and efficiently, and our relentless dedication to our customers’ success and satisfaction,” said Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice President, Gemalto.
Seneca said that the company demonstrated its solution’s flexibility in the personalization of legacy passports, which brings significant scale benefits for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Marisa Torrieri
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