Striking traffic fine calculation from DEVA Party's Karal: The government has found how to keep the wheels turning

DEVA Party Istanbul MP Hasan Karal announced the amount of money entering the state treasury from traffic fines in a statement made via his social media account.

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Striking traffic fine calculation from DEVA Party's Karal: The government has found how to keep the wheels turning

While the fact that the expected traffic fine amount for the entire year was collected by the end of February continues to be debated on the agenda, a striking calculation on the subject came from DEVA Party Istanbul MP Hasan Karal.

Stating that the government relies on traffic fines to keep the wheels turning, Karal made the following statement:

“205 thousand TL per second

12.35 million TL per minute

740.8 million TL per hour

17.78 billion TL per day

And a total of 1 trillion 49 billion TL in just 2 months.

This is not the earnings of a company, a factory, or an international firm.

What is it?

The total amount of monetary fines issued to citizens as of the end of February 2026.

This amount is exactly 3 times the amount expected for the entire year.

The government has found how to keep the wheels turning:

No production, no employment, no agriculture, no industry.