New increased fare schedule begins for taxis in Istanbul: Here are the new taxi fares in Istanbul...

The increased fare schedule for commercial taxis went into effect as of midnight.

Accordingly, the new prices for yellow, turquoise, VIP, and 8+1 taxis in Istanbul are as follows:

For yellow taxis;

Taxi opening fee increased from 19.17 liras to 24.55 liras

Price per kilometer increased from 12.89 liras to 17.61 liras

Short distance (drop-off/pick-up) fee increased from 70 liras to 90 liras.

For turquoise taxis;

Opening fee 28.24 liras

Price per kilometer 20.25 liras

Short distance 102.5 liras

For VIP taxis;

Opening 41.74 liras

Price per kilometer 32.5 liras

Short distance 153.7 liras

For 8+1 taxis;

Opening 31.92 liras

Per kilometer 22.90 liras

Drop-off/pick-up 115.3 liras

APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE

The proposal for a 28.09 percent increase in taxi and shuttle service fares was approved by a majority vote at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Coordination Center (UKOME) meeting.

TAXI DRIVERS WHO FOUND THE HIKE INSUFFICIENT ATTACKED THE BUILDING

After an additional agenda item regarding taxi drivers who converted from minibuses to 8+1 taxis—requesting that the conversion period to 4+1 taxis be reduced from 3 years to 1 year—was not included in the agenda and instead referred to a sub-commission, taxi drivers who also found the price hike insufficient caused a disturbance in front of the building where the UKOME meeting was held.

News Source: 12punto