17.12.2025 21:55
It was observed that hundreds of vehicles that have been waiting for years in the impound lot in Elazığ have started to decay and become covered in moss, with approximately 500 million TL of national wealth left to deteriorate on its own.
In the Hicret neighborhood of Elazığ, hundreds of vehicles that have been kept for various reasons in the impound lot have been waiting for years.
A LARGE PORTION HAS TURNED MOSSY During operations conducted by traffic teams, vehicles without license plates, stolen, under seizure, subject to enforcement, unregistered, and with missing documents are towed to impound lots after their procedures. It has been observed that a large portion of the vehicles waiting in the impound lot have turned mossy, their bodies have rusted, and they have started to become unusable. While citizens who complete their deficiencies retrieve their vehicles, hundreds of cars are left to decay over time in the open air due to the effects of nature.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLES IS APPROXIMATELY 500 MILLION TL In the impound lot, which contains approximately 500 vehicles ranging from luxury cars to construction machinery and an average of 300 motorcycles, it is stated that the total value of the vehicles is around 500 million TL. Ömer Ertan, the owner of the impound lot, emphasized that the mossy and decaying vehicles represent a loss of national wealth and called for the acceleration of legal processes.
"THERE ARE VEHICLES WORTH OVER 10 MILLION" Ertan, who has been operating the impound lot in Elazığ since 2009, stated, "Our biggest problem since 2009 is that the vehicles that come in never leave. Elazığ is a small city, and there are about three impound lots. One of them is mine. Currently, there are 500-600 vehicles in my impound lot. The number of these vehicles is increasing every day. Speaking only about my own impound lot in Elazığ, there are currently vehicles worth over 10 million. If we take an average of 1 million, there are 500 million worth of cars just sitting in the impound lot," he said.
"WE WANT EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO BE DONE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE LAWS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" Ertan expressed that if the vehicles were put up for sale, it could create a significant source of income, stating, "There is money going to the state from all of these. When we think of it as a system, when a car leaves, the insurer will do the insurance, the inspection station will conduct the inspection, the tire dealer will earn, the battery dealer will earn, and the maintenance worker will earn. It is all a system. When the system starts to turn, it will turn the other systems as well. We have been addressing this issue for years, but those above seem to ignore it. Because they do not hear, all the vehicles here are starting to decay and, as everyone puts it, it is becoming a graveyard. We want everything necessary to be done for the implementation of these laws as soon as possible. 80% of the vehicles here are under enforcement. The remaining vehicles are those parked incorrectly, uninsured, unlicensed, driven under the influence, and those used in crimes," he said.
"GRASSES HAVE STARTED TO GROW INSIDE THE VEHICLES" Ertan pointed out that some vehicles have turned mossy, saying, "When we started operating this place in 2009, many of the vehicles that came in are still here. As we just observed, grasses have started to grow inside the vehicles, and they have begun to decay. In the past, a vehicle could be sold at its value, and if it had been sold on time, its value would have been preserved. But now those vehicles are becoming unsellable and may end up as scrap later. Everything should be done in a timely manner," he concluded.