10.03.2026 17:20
Erzurum Provincial Police Chief Onur Karaburun stated that after the regulation in the Traffic Law, the first traffic fine in the city was issued to a police officer for approximately 28 thousand lira.
The Provincial Police Department organized a training program for drivers regarding the changes made to the Highway Traffic Law at the Union of Tradesmen and Craftsmen's training hall.
"LET'S DEVELOP TRAFFIC CULTURE SO I DON'T HAVE TO WRITE TICKETS"
Starting with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, Provincial Police Chief Onur Karaburun stated that the amount of fines has increased following the changes to the law. Karaburun emphasized that the police's aim is not to write tickets but to ensure order and safety, saying, "Let our traffic flow regularly and be safe, I instruct that there should be zero injuries and fatalities, and zero tickets written. When everyone in Erzurum goes out into traffic, let them be sure of their own and their children's lives, let's achieve this, let's develop traffic culture so I don't have to write tickets. There will be no need anyway."
THE FIRST FINE OF THE NEW PERIOD IN THE PROVINCE WAS ISSUED TO A POLICE OFFICER
Expressing that not following the rules is a violation of rights, Karaburun stated, "Our taxi drivers, minibus drivers, public bus drivers, and service drivers are all on the roads together. We will improve the traffic of this city together. The regulation has come into effect, there has been a change in the law, and we issued the first fine to a police officer in the center. Our traffic police wrote a total fine of about 28 thousand lira to our official police officer friend. I want to emphasize that the sanctions are serious, and everyone, including the police, must comply with this rule, and there are no exceptions. We will implement these rules by working together."