An Unbelievable Incident in Trabzon! He Didn't Leave Trabzon, but a Fine Came From Istanbul.

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Aydın Çalış, a retired traffic police officer living in Trabzon, received a toll violation notification from Istanbul for his pickup truck, which he hadn't taken out of the city for 17 years. Stating that his vehicle overheats even after only 10 kilometers, Çalış expressed concern that a fake license plate might have been used and said he would contact the relevant authorities.

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Trabzon breaking news: A fine was issued to Aydın Çalış (66), a retired traffic police officer who is a tradesman in Trabzon and who has been using his truck only between districts for 17 years, for violating the Istanbul Northern Ring Road toll via e-Government. - October 15, 2026, 10:30

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Aydın Çaş (66), who lives in Vakfıkebir district of Trabzon, paid a toll of 16 lira 50 cents on the grounds that he had been driving only between the districts for 17 years had a toll of 16 lira 50 cents on the grounds that he had been driving only between the districts via e-Government. Calis, who said that his van never left the province, said: “I saw that 16 lire seems to be a payment of 50 cents. At the beginning, I thought it was £16,500.”

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Aydın Çalış, a 66-year-old retired traffic police officer who now runs a business in Vakfıkebir district of Trabzon, received a notification via e-Government for a toll violation on the Istanbul Northern Ring Road for his pickup truck, which he has only used between districts for 17 years. Stating that his truck has never left the province, Çalış said, "I saw that there was a payment of 16 lira 50 kuruş. Initially, I thought it was 16,500 lira."

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In Vakfıkebir, retired police officer Aydın Çalış received a notification for a 16 lira 50 kuruş toll violation on a highway in Istanbul for his pickup truck, which he hasn't taken outside of Trabzon since 2009. Çalış said he will apply for the 33 lira amount, fearing it might be a fake license plate, as the payment deadline has passed.