Minister Yerlikaya announces the tragic toll of the holiday: 57 people lost their lives
In the first six days of the Ramadan Feast holiday, 57 people lost their lives and 6,533 people were injured in traffic accidents. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya warned drivers heading home to be careful and stated that traffic inspections are continuing without interruption.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 57 people lost their lives and 6,533 people were injured in traffic accidents during the first six days of the Ramadan Feast holiday. Minister Yerlikaya pointed out that return journeys have begun and warned everyone to be careful in traffic.
In a statement on his social media account, Minister Yerlikaya included the following remarks:
"In the first 6 days of the holiday (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday), unfortunately, 57 of our citizens lost their lives. 6,533 of our citizens were injured. Our Police and Gendarmerie traffic teams are continuing their inspections throughout the holiday. On the 6th day of the holiday, Thursday, April 3, 2025, our traffic teams inspected 599,476 vehicles. Speed and radar procedures were applied to 22,892 vehicles, and other procedures were applied to 41,922 vehicles. Our inspections are continuing without interruption. Our personnel are working day and night to prevent accidents. Holidays are the most special moments we share with our loved ones. Let us be careful in traffic so as not to turn these happy days into sorrow. Roads exist to bring us together, not to separate us. I wish God's mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives and a speedy recovery to our injured."