30.07.2025 15:15
The decision of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Council on July 11, 2024, to reduce the discount rate for Istanbulkart for students over the age of 30 to 10% was annulled by the Istanbul 2nd Administrative Court.
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The case filed by Murat Türkyılmaz, the AK Party Group Spokesperson of the İBB Council, for the annulment of the İBB Council decision in August 2024 has been concluded.
In the decision of the Istanbul 2nd Administrative Court, it was stated that when examining the decisions of the İBB Council on July 11, 2024, and the UKOME on July 25, 2024, as well as the commission reports related to the preparation of these decisions, it was observed that there was no justification for the different treatment applied to students over the age of 30 regarding public transportation fees.
JUSTIFICATION FOR AGE-BASED DISCOUNT DECISION
The court decision stated: "It is understood that when the decision subject to the lawsuit was made by the defendant administration, no classification was made considering the differences in the education level (Secondary Education/Higher Education) and type of education (Open Education/Formal Education) of students over the age of 30, whether they are employed or not, and whether they have income, and that individual differences among people were not taken into account. However, it was concluded that the public transportation fee regulation made solely based on the assumption that the participation of this age group in the labor force is high, without considering the differences in education level, type of education, and income status of students over the age of 30, is of a nature that disrupts the fair balance between the public benefit sought and the rights of students over the age of 30 who are subjected to different pricing, and thus it was concluded that there is no compliance with the law in the administrative action subject to the lawsuit."
The decision stated that the age limit of 30 has been removed and the annulment of the administrative action subject to the lawsuit has been ruled.
WHAT HAPPENED?
With the decision taken by the İBB Council in July 2024, it was accepted to reduce the Istanbulkart discount for students over the age of 30 to 10%. While the implementation drew public reaction, it was taken to court. With the court's annulment decision, students over the age of 30 will be able to benefit from the full discounted tariff again.
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