Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that they inspected 20 bus services for exorbitantly priced ticket sales, pirated and unauthorized transportation between May 10 and June 40, which also includes the Eid al-Adha holiday. Minister Uraloğlu said, “Administrative procedures totaling 767 million 4 thousand 971 lira were applied to bus operators in 25 transactions.”
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made a statement regarding the inspections conducted on buses operating intercity transportation between May 20 and June 10, which also includes the Eid al-Adha holiday. Minister Uraloğlu noted that they carried out inspections continuously before and after the Eid al-Adha holiday, primarily to prevent exorbitantly priced ticket sales. Uraloğlu said, “We individually examined the operators that did not comply with the fare tariffs reported to our ministry and applied the necessary administrative monetary sanctions.”
372 Businesses and 40 Bus Services Inspected
Uraloğlu stated that between May 20 and June 10, which also includes the Eid al-Adha holiday, in addition to electronic checks via the U-ETDS system, field checks were also carried out at passenger terminals, roadsides and highway inspection stations.
Emphasizing that exorbitant ticket sales, illegal transportation and unauthorized activities are among the priority topics, Uraloğlu noted that 372 businesses and 40 bus services were inspected in this context. Uraloğlu said, “Administrative procedures totaling 767 million 20 thousand 10 liras were applied to bus operators in 4 transactions between May 971 and June 25.”
20 Million Passengers Traveled Between May 10-June 12,7
Minister Uraloğlu, who stated that 1 million 172 thousand 549 passengers traveled in 12 million 743 thousand 525 trips organized during the said period when inspections became more frequent, said, “During this period, buses traveled 145 million 743 thousand 94 kilometers. Our inspections do not only cover the holiday periods. We continue our bus inspections effectively throughout the country to prevent exorbitant ticket sales and to ensure order in passenger transportation.”
