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COMMENTS ON SMS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
There are a variety of articles and broadcasting
about the system in the domestic press and media.
There are also comments, presentations, articles
and success stories of SMS information system
said by judges, staff, citizens and lawyers in
different platforms.
John Hunter, Head of the IT Department European
Court of Human Rights: �The SMS notification is
a service they can subscribe to and it means
that notifications are sent out more effectively
than by post. Previously this was done via post
and often meant that the lawyer went directly to
the court to obtain information.�
İbrahim Gazioğlu, the head of Adana Bar
Association (22.05.2008): SMS information system
reduces the heavy burden of court staff as the
time, labour and money for getting information
about files has removed, enabling the
transparency in judiciary.
Hasan Özen the head of Konya Bar Association
(19.01.2009): It is an outstanding service both
for citizens and lawyers to learn about their
files without going courts.
Bülent Ekinci, Kocaeli News: bulentekinci@kocaeligazetesi.com.tr
: Inviting citizens by SMS is a much more proper
and modern way for the dignity of citizens
rather than calling them by summons or the aid
of security forces. Furthermore, SMS information
system guarantees the delivery of some legal
information to some citizens in particular to
women, vulnerable and homeless, enhancing the
public trust to the judiciary.
STAR NEWSPAPER (15.04.2008): �SMS information
system, which would make it possible for
citizens and lawyers to track the changes in
their cases via their mobile phones, pave the
way for 7 million TL savings per year from
postal expenses all over the Turkey�
ZAMAN NEWSPAPER (09.05.2008): �SMS information
system, put into practice by Ministry of Justice,
accelerates the proceedings in courts. Although
the results of summons are completed nearly in
one month, SMS system provides this instantly�
TGRT NEWS (13.02.2009): �SMS information system,
as a perfect alarming service, enables citizen
to protect themselves from the tragic results of
ID thefts. It is well known fact that identity
theft is one of the common crimes in recent
years. Citizens may not be aware that their ID
is stolen, used and as a result they became a
culprit. Therefore it may be possible for
citizens to take precaution in advance without
delay as soon as informed instantly by SMS |