07.11.2026 12:21
A dispute broke out between two drivers in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, over a right-of-way issue. The female driver, claiming she had been insulted, got out of her car and punched the window of the other vehicle. The moments when the woman shouted, "There is no mafia bigger than the state," were captured on a mobile phone camera.
In the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, a dispute over right of way in traffic quickly escalated. In the incident that occurred yesterday around noon on Litros Yolu Street in Maltepe Neighborhood, a verbal argument between two car drivers turned into tension.
SHE GOT OUT OF HER CAR AND PUNCHED THE WINDOW
According to the claim, the woman, who alleged that the other driver had cursed at her, got out of her car and headed toward the vehicle of the person she was arguing with. The woman, who began shouting at the driver, punched the car window, saying, "There is no mafia bigger than the state." The other driver did not get out of his vehicle despite what happened.
BYSTANDERS INTERVENED
As the woman continued her reaction, citizens nearby intervened and tried to calm the parties. The woman, who continued shouting for a while longer, then got into her car and left the scene. The tension in traffic was recorded with the mobile phone cameras of those nearby.