24.10.2025 11:12
In Sivas, a private public bus driver attempted to insult and assault a martyr's father, who was using his legal right to ride the bus for free, by calling him a "beggar." During his transfer to the courthouse, he arrogantly told journalists who were filming him, "Go ahead and take pictures from there too."
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In Sivas, Ö.K., a private public bus driver, insulted the father of a martyr, Kaya Turan Kıraç, who boarded the vehicle to benefit from the right to free transportation, calling him a 'beggar'. Following Kıraç's complaint, which he took to the courthouse, the driver was taken into custody.
HE TRIED TO ASSAULT AFTER CALLING HIM "BEGGAR"
According to the information obtained, in an incident that occurred on a private public bus operating in the Çayboyu neighborhood of Sivas city center, the driver Murat B. left the stop without picking up passengers, including the martyr's father Kaya Turan Kıraç. When he returned to the stop an hour later, he faced the passengers' reactions. The driver, who approached the passengers, insulted the martyr's father Kaya Turan Kıraç by calling him a "beggar" for using his legal right to board the bus for free and attempted to assault him.
HE LOST HIS JOB
The incidents were recorded by other passengers on their mobile phones. Following the spread of the footage on social media, the Sivas Martyr Families and Veterans Association took action. The driver was removed from his position and was given a 3-month ban from driving the bus.
HE EVEN ACTED SHAMELESSLY WHILE BEING TAKEN AWAY BY THE POLICE
The martyr's father, Kaya Turan Kıraç, went to the Sivas Courthouse the other day to file a criminal complaint. Following the complaint, the driver was taken into custody by the security forces yesterday upon the prosecutor's order. After completing his procedures at the police station, Murat B. was brought to the courthouse today. At the courthouse entrance, he acted shamelessly by telling the journalists who were filming him, "Take a picture from here too."
Kaya Turan Kıraç's son, Infantry Private Ali Kıraç, was martyred in 2009 while fulfilling his military duty at the Kandıra Infantry Command.
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