Official Control Against Fake Sites Before Shopping Online: ETBİS!

SITE NAME AND LINKS:

• Site Name: Electronic Commerce Information System (ETBİS) – Registered Site Inquiry

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• Official URL: https://etbis.ticaret.gov.tr/ (or https://www.eticaret.gov.tr/)

• Origin / Service Language: Türkiye (T.R. Ministry of Commerce) / Turkish

• Query and Verification Area: etbis.ticaret.gov.tr.

• While you are browsing social media, when you come across a very stylish website that sells shoes, small household appliances or electronic products at half the market price, you feel like "Is this site real or is it a fake page that will take my card information and disappear?" fall into doubt? Since fraudsters can now copy the sites of famous brands exactly, it has become impossible to trust just by looking at the design of the site. Here is T.R. Established by the Ministry of Commerce ETBİS (Electronic Trade Information System) allows you to verify in 10 seconds whether there is really an official company behind that site before entering your credit card number.

  All businesses legally engaged in e-commerce in Türkiye are required to register their sites with ETBİS along with MERSİS/ESBİS and tax records. When you search for the address of the site you plan to shop on through this official portal; You can see whether the site is registered with the ministry, the full commercial name of the company behind it, the KEP (Registered Electronic Mail) address and the date of registration in the system from the official records.

• STEP BY STEP USE:

  1. From your browser https://etbis.ticaret.gov.tr/ (or eticaret.gov.tr)

  2. On the home page "Query Registered Site" search box, type the domain name of the website you intend to shop from (e.g. ornekazawa.com) and Query button.

  3. Alternatively, "Registered to ETBİS" QR code / logo.

  4. In the address bar of the page that opens when you click etbis.ticaret.gov.tr/tr/SiteSorgulamaSonuc... official government extension is written (Fake sites can sometimes put a fake ETBİS image that does not click, so make sure it is directed to the official page).

  5. On the opened official verification card, the business' Commercial Name, Business Type, KEP Address and ETBİS Registration Date information.

• REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS: There are no membership or login requirements for consumers to make site inquiries. Only business owners who want to register their own e-commerce site to the system must log in via e-Government. Global shopping sites based abroad (without companies established in Türkiye) may not be included in the scope of ETBİS.

• PRIVACY AND SECURITY: T.R. It is the official information system of the Ministry of Commerce. You do not enter any personal data when making an inquiry. Important Notice: The fact that a site is registered with ETBİS indicates that the tax and trade registry of that company has been verified by the state; However, in order to avoid shipping delays or customer satisfaction, it is still recommended to check user comments before shopping and make the payment with a 3D Secure (SMS approved) virtual card.

• ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND WHOM IT IS SUITABLE FOR:

  • Advantages: 100% official ministry data, the opportunity to instantly eliminate fake/copy shopping sites, showing the real official title and KEP address of the company, free of charge and without membership.

  • Disadvantages: Does not score the site's customer service quality or shipping speed; it only verifies its legal business registration.

  • Who is it suitable for: Anyone who makes purchases online and from Instagram/social media ads.

• BRIEF CONCLUSION: Before ordering from a website you hear about for the first time, make it a habit to search its name on ETBİS; This 10-second check will save you from losing money to fake sites!