Following radar announcement, Minister Yerlikaya now issues 'undercover passenger' warning: We have one intention

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya responded to questions about the current agenda and made important statements during a live broadcast program he attended.

Here are the highlights from Minister Yerlikaya's statements:

"We want to establish and strengthen a culture of safe traffic. In Turkey, which covers 780 thousand square kilometers, and in the Blue Homeland, which covers 470 thousand, our only goal is to strive for the peace and security of Turkey.

These roads have rules; there is no 'king of the road.' We have one intention. We want to strengthen the culture of compliance with rules and ensure there is no loss of life; that is our concern.

During our governments' terms; that is, for 23 years, our President issued a circular on February 3, 2021. He shared this with our citizens from the Presidential Complex.

He had said, "By the end of 2030, we will halve the loss of life in traffic, and by 2050, we will have zero loss of life in traffic." He gave instructions to all relevant institutions and organizations. I took office exactly on June 4.

In March of this year, at the 36th Cabinet meeting, I shared where we stand regarding the President's instructions. As the Ministry of Interior, the ministry responsible for inspections on the roads, I explained where this need arose.

EID AL-ADHA MEASURES

Our traffic rules have only one purpose; to prevent accidents and to ensure there are no deaths or injuries. Holidays are days of joy for all of us. Many of the 32 million vehicles and many of the drivers hit the roads all at once during peak times.

In such an environment, compliance with rules is even more essential. We need to be in the field.

Between May 30 and June 11, 17 thousand 645 teams and 33 thousand 943 personnel will be on duty. 68 thousand 829 of our police and gendarmerie officers have been assigned. While we experience the joy of the holiday, they will be on the roads. We are grateful for them.

"3 THOUSAND UNDERCOVER PASSENGERS WILL CONDUCT INSPECTIONS"

These are measures we have taken specifically for this holiday. There are 3,000 undercover passengers. There are companies operating scheduled bus services. We buy tickets for seats where they can easily observe the driver from the front. 3,000 undercover passengers will observe. Is the driver following the rules? Is he complying with the tachograph? They take notes on these inside the bus. Meanwhile, they also note whether the inspection is being conducted correctly.

At the end of the journey, they take the microphone from the driver and introduce themselves. They say, 'I am an undercover passenger inspector.' If there are faults, action is taken. Or they congratulate the driver and the passengers who use seatbelts.

Right next to that, there is a special type of inspection. We have traffic branches at the terminals. We have assigned police inspectors there. Those colleagues of ours are inspecting the traffic branches at the terminals.

There are 1,485 mobile radars. They will conduct speed checks. 10 people die every day due to speeding. We also have aerial inspections. 6 thousand 339 hours of inspection will be carried out. I tell the citizens, 'Follow the rules, let the end of the road be a holiday'."