07.01.2026 14:20
Emine Tüzün, a 67-year-old woman living in the Eğirdir district of Isparta, is receiving fines for her tractor, which she has not taken out of her village. Tüzün, who has successfully appealed the fines written to her so far, has received another fine notification. Tüzün, who says she will change the license plate, stated, "Imagining that the tractor was caught by radar seems a bit far-fetched to me, as the maximum speed of tractors is 40 kilometers per hour."
The mother of 11 children, Emine Tüzün, living in the village of Gökçehüyük in the Eğirdir district of Isparta, faced trouble due to the license plate of her registered tractor. Tüzün received 9 fines in 2021 for allegedly passing through highways and bridges in Istanbul without paying. After the notifications of these fines were delivered in 2022, Emine Tüzün was found justified after her appeals, and the fines were canceled. In May 2024, Emine Tüzün received a notification stating that she was fined 690 lira for exceeding the speed limit on the Istanbul Northern Ring Road, to which she also appealed. After reviewing the camera footage, the fine, which was determined to have been issued in error, was canceled by court order.
"I'M SURPRISED, I APPEALED AGAIN"
This time, a notification was sent by the Istanbul 5th Enforcement Office to Emine Tüzün, stating that she had a debt of 1019 lira, including a 735 lira toll fee and late fees, for allegedly passing through bridges and highways without paying in 2025. Emine Tüzün said, "I received a payment order stating that my tractor, which has the same license plate as a luxury car with an Azerbaijan plate, passed through the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the Northern Ring Road Highway without payment. I was asked to pay the debt of 1019 lira, including late fees, or to declare my assets within 10 days. I'm surprised. We appealed again to CIMER and the relevant institutions. Let's see what the result will be?"
"THE VEHICLE THAT COMMITTED THE VIOLATION IS AN AZERBAIJAN PLATED CAR"
Stating that they received the first payment notification in 2022 and proved that the vehicle alleged to have passed illegally was a tractor, Tüzün said, "When we appealed, the camera recordings were reviewed, and it was determined that the violator was an Azerbaijan plated car. The ministry said 'sorry' for this mistake and stated that the fine was canceled."
Emine Tüzün also noted that a speeding fine was issued in May 2024 by the Istanbul Traffic Inspection Branch for the same license plate, saying, "We appealed this fine as well. A year later, the Istanbul Anatolian 3rd Criminal Court canceled the fine on the grounds that it was issued in error. Just when we thought we were 'in the clear,' the enforcement office issued a payment order for the collection of another debt this time," she said.
"IMAGINING THE TRACTOR GOT CAUGHT BY RADAR IS A BIT OF A FAR-FETCHED IDEA"
Emine Tüzün, who is overwhelmed by the fines coming from Istanbul, which is about 600 kilometers away from her village, stated that she would change her tractor's license plate as soon as possible to avoid receiving fine notifications. Tüzün said, "We were surprised that a tractor, which does not leave the village and works in the field, is being fined as if it were roaming in a city like Istanbul. Imagining that the tractor got caught by radar seems a bit of a far-fetched idea to me. Since tractors can only go up to a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. I don't even want to think about a traffic police officer who doesn't know this," she said.