10.11.2026 00:01
In Istanbul Başakşehir, heavy sanctions were imposed on a light commercial vehicle driver and a motorcyclist who clashed over an argument about right-of-way. While the fight, in which the motorcyclist hit the person opposite him on the head with a helmet, was captured by a mobile phone camera, police caught both drivers. The parties were fined a total of 360,000 TL, their driver's licenses were seized for 60 days, and their vehicles were banned from traffic for the same period.
An argument that started over a right-of-way issue in traffic turned into a fight in Başakşehir, Istanbul. In the incident, in which both drivers were detained, the total amount of penalties imposed reached 360,000 TL.
RIGHT-OF-WAY DISPUTE TURNS INTO A FIGHT IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL
The incident occurred on Saturday, November 7, around 16:00 on Süleyman Çelebi Street in Başakşehir. According to the information obtained, an argument broke out between Mahmut Ş., who was driving a light commercial vehicle, and motorcycle rider Oğuzhan K. due to a right-of-way issue. The verbal argument that started in traffic quickly escalated. The driver of the light commercial vehicle stopped in front of a school. The tension between the two drivers who got out of their vehicles turned into a physical fight there. What happened was recorded on the mobile phone camera of a person nearby.
MOTORCYCLIST STRUCK THE DRIVER HE WAS ARGUING WITH ON THE HEAD WITH A HELMET
During the fight, motorcycle driver Oğuzhan K. used the helmet in his hand against Mahmut Ş. The moments when Oğuzhan K. struck the light commercial vehicle driver on the head with a helmet were captured in mobile phone footage. The fact that the argument took place in front of a school was among the notable details of the incident. The dispute that began between the two drivers over right-of-way turned into an assault when the vehicles were stopped. No information was given regarding whether there were any injuries in the incident. However, following the helmet attack and the drivers' fight, police teams took action.
POLICE CAUGHT BOTH DRIVERS
Following the emergence of footage of the fight, teams from the Istanbul Police Department Traffic Inspection Branch Directorate launched an investigation. In the work carried out using the footage and vehicle information, the identities of the drivers involved in the incident and the license plates of the vehicles they were using were identified. Light commercial vehicle driver Mahmut Ş. and motorcycle driver Oğuzhan K. were caught and detained by police teams. Thus, the incident that began with a right-of-way argument resulted in administrative sanctions being imposed on both drivers. During the police investigation, the drivers' behaviors that endangered traffic safety were evaluated. In particular, their getting out of their vehicles and fighting were among the grounds for the sanctions imposed.
BOTH WERE FINED 180,000 TL EACH
The amount of fines imposed on the drivers after the incident drew attention. Police imposed administrative fines of 180,000 TL separately on Mahmut Ş. and Oğuzhan K. for various traffic violations, primarily 'getting out of a vehicle for the purpose of assault.' Thus, the total fine issued to the two drivers reached 360,000 TL. One of the important details of the incident was that sanctions were imposed on the light commercial vehicle driver as well as the motorcycle driver who carried out the helmet attack. As part of the sanctions, which were not limited to fines, both drivers' licenses were confiscated for 60 days. In addition, the light commercial vehicle and the motorcycle were banned from traffic for the same period.