Taxicab

Four taxi drivers in Istanbul have been detained for robbing two Japanese tourists in Istanbul. 

Taxi drivers across Spain joined a strike on July 30 against ride hailing competitors such as Uber and Cabify who they say unfairly threaten their livelihoods.

Hundreds of taxi drivers have blocked a main road in the southwestern Turkish resort city of Bodrum to protest the detention of one of their colleagues who are accused of beating a Uber driver.

In his beloved yellow taxi, Abu Ayman zigzags through the streets of Syria's capital Damascus, delighted that the security checkpoints that choked the streets for years have been removed.

Following their victory against Uber, Turkish taxi drivers now move against Syrian migrants whom they have accused of running a “pirate” taxi service in Ankara. Click through for the story in photos (Mert Gökhan Koç - Hürriyet)

A group of taxi drivers attacked a group of Arab tourists near Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 21 after the tourists reacted against the price of the fare, which they said was much too high for the ride. The incident was caught on the camera at around 9 p.m. on the cell phone of a local bystander.

Traffic police said on Monday that they conducted a total of 118 checks on taxi drivers and found that 37 of them committed violations.

The checks took place near the Acropolis in central Athens, in and around the port of Piraeus and the central Kifissos bus station.

An amendment in the multi-bill of prior actions demanded by Greece's creditors which foresees the further liberalization of the taxi market has prompted a reaction from Athens's cabbies, who called a 24-hour strike on Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday and are threatening more.

The average price of a taxicab license plate in Istanbul has increased 6.6 percent in just two days, after the city municipality declared its support for the government's new regulation to prevent "illegal passenger transportation," particularly aimed at Uber drivers.

Taxi associations have said they are satisfied with the Turkish government's new regulation to "prevent illegal passenger transportation," declaring the "end of Uber" in Turkey.