21.07.2026 10:41
A furniture master living in Izmir who has never been to Siirt in his life experienced the shock of his life with a 10,000 lira traffic fine issued from Siirt. The tradesman, who claimed to have gone the wrong way in a city he had only seen on television, stated that the fine was due to a license plate similarity and asked authorities for help.
Abdullah Erdal, a furniture craftsman in Izmir Karabağlar Industrial Estate, was greatly surprised by a notification from E-Government. A traffic fine of 10,000 TL was imposed on his commercial van via KGYS cameras, claiming he entered the wrong way on Nuri Bayram Street in Siirt, a place he has never visited in his life. Stating that his vehicle has only left Izmir twice, Erdal suggested the situation likely stems from license plate similarity or an error, and called on authorities to correct the mistake.
"I ASKED MYSELF: WHERE IS THIS SIIRT?" Abdullah Erdal expressed his grievance and the error with these words: "This morning, I received a message on my phone that a traffic fine of 10,000 lira was issued for the license plate of our commercial van. When I checked E-Government to see where the fine was issued, I saw Siirt. My hometown is Karaman, and our workplace is in Karabağlar Industrial Estate. We have no connection to Siirt whatsoever. The farthest this vehicle has ever traveled is to my hometown Konya and to Hatay during the major earthquake disaster to deliver supplies. Apart from that, our vehicle has never even left the city. I was very surprised by the situation and immediately called the Siirt Police Department. They said they would help. I have never been to Siirt in my life; I only know Siirt from TV news. The citation says Nuri Bayram Street. I asked a shopkeeper friend from Siirt nearby, 'Where is this?', and even he said he didn't know because he hasn't been there in a long time."
"IT COULD BE A LICENSE PLATE SIMILARITY" Emphasizing that the citation states the fine was determined by camera footage, Erdal appealed to authorities to resolve his grievance with these words: "The citation says the vehicle entered the wrong way and was detected by camera. There is likely a license plate similarity. However, when issuing a fine, they should check not only the plate but also the vehicle owner's ID number, and the vehicle's make and model. Our vehicle has a canopy and commercial writing on it. Its photos are also available in inspection records. On E-Government, under the fine, it says 'footage available.' Since there is camera footage, authorities could have looked at it to see which vehicle it was. The footage could also be shared with us, so we could easily confirm whether it is our vehicle."
It was learned that Abdullah Erdal will initiate legal proceedings to correct the error and cancel the traffic fine.