EuroGeographics Welcomes New Member from Turkey

The General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre of Turkey is the latest organisation to become a full member of EuroGeographics. EuroGeographics’ members approved the application at their Extraordinary General Assembly held recently in Belgium which was attended by delegates from more than 23 countries. As a result, the membership association for the European National Mapping, Land Registry and Cadastral Authorities now represents 61 organisations from 46 countries – the whole of geographical Europe.

Mr Davut Güney, general director, General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre under the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning said Turkey shares EuroGeographics’ vision of a society which makes decisions informed by accurate, authoritative and quality-assured land and geo-information data, services and expertise. Turkey is currently implementing INSPIRE and value the opportunity to share their experiences.

Mrs Ingrid Vanden Berghe, President of EuroGeographics is delighted to welcome Davut Güney and his colleagues to the Association. Organisations recognise the benefits of exchanging expertise, being represented at a range of regional, Europe-wide and global events and participating in important initiatives such as the European Location Framework (ELF) Project.

Founded almost 170 years ago, General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre serves 20 million citizens and carries out 7 million transactions a year. It was also one of the organisers of the World Cadastre Summit, Congress and Exhibition which concluded with the signing of a 22-article Istanbul Cadastre Declaration. 

The organisation now joins General Command of Mapping, Ministry of Defence, which has been a full member of EuroGeographics since it was founded in 2000