Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has signaled a new regulation regarding fare increases determined by local governments for public transport. Pointing to the impact of urban transport price hikes on inflation, Yılmaz stated that there is an approach to introduce a cap on price increases.
In his assessment of the issue, Yılmaz said, "Increases by local governments in urban transport negatively affect inflation. We have an approach to establish a cap. Increases should not be significantly above inflation."
The statement did not share details regarding the scope of the potential regulation, which municipalities or tariff types it would cover, how the implementation would be carried out, or its effective date.
According to the current tariff in Istanbul, the full ticket price is 46.20 TL, the student ticket is 22.55 TL, the student ticket for those over 30 is 41.58 TL, and the social card fee is at the level of 33.08 TL. On the Metrobus, the fare starts from 33.08 TL and goes up to 68.59 TL depending on the number of stops traveled.
News Source: 12punto
