15.11.2026 10:00
Inspections are being increased across Turkey for scrap vehicles that have been abandoned for a long time on streets, vacant land, and shared-use areas. While provincial governorates have instructed the relevant units to remove vehicles that pose environmental pollution and security risks, it was reported that an administrative fine of 9,441 lira will be imposed on those who leave unusable vehicles or their parts on the street.
Action has been taken to remove scrap vehicles that have long been abandoned in public spaces and private properties across Türkiye, especially in major cities. The aim is to remove vehicles that cause environmental pollution and pose security risks from their locations and bring them into recycling.
According to a report by Türkiye newspaper, following intense complaints from citizens, provincial governorships requested, through letters sent to relevant institutions, that procedures for removing scrap vehicles be accelerated.
THEY POSE A SECURITY RISK
It was stated that scrap vehicles left for a long time in streets, vacant lots, and shared-use areas not only cause visual and environmental pollution but also create serious security risks.
The fact that these vehicles carry a fire hazard, can turn into suitable areas for drug use, and may be used to hide explosive devices was cited among the reasons for increasing inspections.
POLICE AND MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS WILL INCREASE
In letters sent by provincial governorships to relevant units, it was requested that abandoned and unusable vehicles be identified and removed from the areas where they are located.
Within this scope, it was decided that law enforcement forces and municipal teams would work in coordination and that inspections would be intensified. The removed scrap vehicles are intended to be brought into recycling.
FINE OF 9,441 LIRA FOR THOSE WHO LEAVE THEM ON THE STREET
Along with inspections targeting scrap vehicles, penal sanctions will also be applied. It was reported that an administrative fine of 9,441 lira will be imposed on those found to have left unusable vehicles or parts belonging to these vehicles on the streets.
With the implementation, the aim is both to prevent environmental pollution in cities and to eliminate the security threats posed by abandoned vehicles.