An interesting sight on the July 15 Martyrs Bridge: Caught running in a costume.

The teams of the Istanbul Police Department Traffic Inspection Branch have initiated an investigation regarding a person running in a costume on the 15 July Martyrs Bridge. It has been determined that the runner is a person named E.C.E., and the individual who took him there is a person named S.K. The apprehended individuals have been taken into custody.

STATEMENT FROM THE POLICE

In a statement made by the Istanbul Police Department, it was stated, "In the investigations conducted, it has been determined that the person who endangered traffic safety by running in a costume on the 15 July Bridge on October 30, 2024, is a person named E.C.E., and the individual who facilitated the suspect's access to the bridge is a person named S.K. It has also been established that while S.K. was recording a video of E.C.E. running in a costume on the bridge, he endangered the flow of traffic, and the individuals were apprehended by the officials on the same day. A total administrative fine of 1,380 TL has been imposed on the individual named S.K. for violating Article 47/1-D (Failure to comply with the rules specified in the regulation) and Article 59 (Stopping or parking on the highway outside of urban areas except in emergencies) of the Highway Traffic Law No. 2918," it was stated.

In the continuation of the statement, it was mentioned, "An administrative fine of 690 TL has been imposed on the individual named E.C.E. for violating Article 68/1-A-2 (In cases where it is not possible to use the sections allocated for pedestrians or where they do not exist, pedestrians must walk outside the part of the roadway closest to the edge) of the Highway Traffic Law No. 2918. Legal proceedings have been initiated against the apprehended individuals under Article 179/2 of the Turkish Penal Code (Endangering Traffic Safety)," it was stated.