05.09.2026 12:00
A verbal argument broke out between a passenger who wanted to intervene with a person making a religious speech inside a Metrobus traveling on the Istanbul Şirinevler route and a young person who reacted to the situation. The ideological clash between the young person, who said, 'What's it to you? Don't listen!' and the individual was recorded moment by moment by citizens on the vehicle.
A verbal argument occurred in Istanbul on a metrobus traveling on the Şirinevler route between a person who wanted to intervene with an individual who was delivering a religious sermon to passengers and a young man who reacted to the situation. Those moments were captured on the cell phone cameras of citizens on the vehicle.
"HE CANNOT PREACH THESE TO ME" WORDS TENSED THE ATMOSPHERE
The incident began when a passenger disturbed by the sermon of the person preaching inside the metrobus attempted to intervene. When the intervening individual reacted by saying, "He cannot preach these to me," a young man on the vehicle stepped in.
VERBAL ARGUMENT ON CAMERA
The dialogue, which unfolded before the passengers' eyes, soon turned into an ideological debate:
- Young man: What's it to you? Don't listen!
- Intervening individual: He cannot preach these to me.
- Young man: What have you Kemalists done to the country?
The tension, which occurred amid the bewildered looks of the passengers inside the metrobus, ended when nearby citizens intervened and the intervening individual backed down. The footage shared on social media quickly garnered numerous comments.