About us
The story, vision and working principles of Ticaret Kapısı.
What is tkapi?
tkapi — short for "Ticaret Kapısı" (Trade Gateway) — is a next-generation directory platform built to make companies, products and service providers easy to discover online. From the hairdresser around the corner to a corporate SaaS company, from a solo consultant to a hundred-person factory, we list every scale of business in its own natural category.
Why a new directory?
In recent years, directory sites in Turkey have pushed user experience aside: heavy ads, unusable search, fake profiles, and nofollow links that drain SEO value. tkapi was founded to reverse these habits:
- Clean design. No pop-ups, no ads, no aggressive tracking.
- Dofollow links. We give real value to the websites we list.
- Original content. Every page is researched and written by hand — not copy-pasted.
- Speed. Built with Astro and static rendering, our pages load instantly even on mobile.
Vision
To be a trusted starting point for Turkey's digital business world — the place a user checks right after Google when looking for a service or product, and the first step a business owner takes to build their digital presence.
Mission
To give companies and products well-written, fast-loading, correctly categorized profiles with honest information. To create real value for every listing — not just a mention, but visibility and context.
How it works
We review every application manually. We make sure a real business, with accurate contact details, is listed in the right category. We reject submissions we find unsuitable, to keep our quality bar high — which is exactly why search engines treat us as a trustworthy source rather than flagging us as spam.
Phase 1 and beyond
In our first phase, we're listing the 10+ products built in-house at Elera Yazılım — to validate that the platform's core flow and SEO structure work correctly. In Phase 2, we open up to outside applications. What follows: English language support, a verified badge system, user reviews and advanced search.
Who runs it?
tkapi is an independent project run by Elera Yazılım ve Bilgi Teknolojileri. Our team has been building SaaS and web applications since 2017, and we're applying that experience to a platform where we also list our own products.
For questions, suggestions or partnership inquiries, reach us via our contact page.