Mustafa Ilıcalı

The need for deterrent penalties on excessive speeding has once again been emphasized by experts since 1,345 people lost their lives in traffic accidents during the past six months.

Thousands of traffic accidents occur every year in the country, mainly caused by excessive speed, carelessness, disobeying the rules and similar reasons.

New inspections and a driver's license requirement should be applied to prevent e-scooter accidents, which have become a hot topic of security debate in the country due to increasing deaths, warns experts.

The number of people using public transport in Istanbul declined 49 percent in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2019 due to fear of the coronavirus pandemic.

With the fear of using public transit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people in Turkey's largest metropolis, Istanbul, have switched to using their personal vehicles instead, leading to high traffic density.

Amid recent tension between Uber and taxi drivers in Turkey, Mustafa Ilıcalı, parliament's transportation commission spokesperson, has proposed a system envisaging the administering of all taxis from a "centralized system."