The pioneer step in the digital world from Kuzey Cyprus Turkcell – Cyprus Newspaper

Northern Cyprus Turkcell has made a comprehensive transformation by adding accessibility menu to all websites in order to ensure that everyone can access information on equal terms in the digital world. In this context, a press conference was held.

Northern Cyprus Turkcell has made all the websites accessible in the digital world to access information on equal terms. This project, which aims to eliminate the barriers faced by the users with cognitive or physical limitations in digital environments, especially in visually impaired individuals, is the first large -scale digital accessibility initiative to be implemented under the leadership of the private sector in our country.

Thanks to the new web infrastructure developed in line with the internationally valid WCAG 2.1 standards, users can access the site in accordance with screen reader technologies, and critical elements such as contrast, writing size and navigation can be adapted to need. With this innovation, visually impaired users, as well as color blindness, low vision, motor coordination difficulties or cognitive difficulties have been facilitated to access digital content.

This step of Northern Cyprus Turkcell is considered not only a technical transformation, but also as a reflection of a vision that deals with digital inclusion on the axis of social responsibility. The details of the project were shared with the public at the press conference.

Minister of Labor and Social Security, non -governmental organizations, as well as Foundations wheelchair basketball team and members of the press attended the press conference.

Minister Sadık Gardiyanoğlu: « Accessibility awareness in public and private areas should increase »

Minister of Labor and Social Security Sadık Gardiyanoğlu emphasized that accessibility should be widespread not only in the public sphere but also in the private sector. Gardiyanoğlu said that they have carried out many projects with Northern Cyprus Turkcell for years and congratulated the Turkcell officials for having an understanding that has not only been aware of them but also has an understanding that has implemented them. “This project is a strong example of the change in the society by the private sector cooperation in society”.

General Manager Murat Küçüközdemir: « There is accessibility in the heart of digital transformation »

Murat Küçüközdemir, General Manager of Northern Cyprus Turkcell, explained the company’s accessibility approach in his speech: uz We see accessibility as a human responsibility. We have added a new project to many of our projects that we have realized in the focus of unhindered for years. We have acted with consciousness.

Serkan Fahrioğlu: « Our sites are designed for everyone »

Serkan Fahrioğlu, Manager of Northern Cyprus Turkcell Customer Experience Management, shared the application details of the project in his presentation. In his presentation, Fahrioğlu said: ız As a result of our studies, the accessibility menu in our websites that we have implemented allows users to select the appropriate profile according to their needs. This innovative system, which offers 10 different obstacles or disorders profile and 22 different adjustment options, enables users to use this feature completely. Efidankibris.com, Gonuldenbagliyiz.biz When they enter our websites, they can access the icon in the lower left corner by clicking on the symbol by clicking on the symbol, then selecting the appropriate profile to activate the accessibility menu of North Cyprus Turkcell. For users with cognitive disorders and other health limitations, it also offers a positive digital experience with this new feature.

At the end of the event, the Foundations, which won the championship in the ‘Euro Cup Qualification Tournament’ tournament in Italy recently, was presented a congratulatory plaque to the wheelchair Basketball Team and a collective photo was taken.