Private Bus Operators Protest Fuel Price increases... Kurtuluş Kara: 'If This Issue Is Not Resolved, We Will Shut Down Operations Nationwide in Türkiye.'
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The Union of Private Public Bus Cooperatives of Turkey and the Ankara City Private Public Bus Operators' Chamber of Commerce protested the recent fuel price increases. Union President Kurtuluş Kara stated, "I am addressing government officials from here: If this issue is not resolved, we will shut down operations nationwide." Following a request from independent Ankara MP Adnan Beker to wait until the opening of the Grand National Assembly, the …
Rising fuel prices have brought private public bus operators to the point of rebellion. Kurtuluş Kara, the head of TÖHOB (Turkish Public Bus Operators Association), stated that they will shut down operations nationwide if the problems are not resolved; the action has been postponed until October 1st.
In Ankara, private public bus artisans made statements to express demands for tax advantages on fuel oil and free transport in the face of rising fuel and operating expenses.
Rising fuel prices and increasing operating costs have prompted private public bus operators to take action. Following a call from the Union of Private Public Bus Cooperatives of Turkey (TÖHOB), private public buses turned off their engines at 10:30 AM today at the Ankara Capital Districts Terminal.
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