Abdulkadir Uraloglu posted video on X showing himself driving along a highway near Ankara while listening to folk songs and presidential speech clips. The footage includes shots of the speedometer showing speeds between 120 and 140mph (190–225km/h) on a highway with an 85mph limit. Hours later he reposted the footage and acknowledged receiving a fine for exceeding the speed limit, writing that by sharing the video he had effectively denounced himself. A posted penalty notice showed a recorded speed of 225km/h and a fine of 9,267 Turkish lira (165). He pledged to be more careful and reminded that abiding speed limits is mandatory.
Turkey's transport minister has been given a speeding fine after posting a video of himself racing down a highway with the hashtag #TurkeyAccelerates. On Sunday evening, Abdulkadir Uraloglu shared a video of himself on X driving along a highway near the capital, Ankara, listening to folk songs and clips of speeches by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In several separate shots that inadvertently show the speedometer, he can be seen clocking up speeds of between 120 and 140mph (190 to 225km/h).
Several hours later, Uraloglu reposted the footage, admitting he had been fined for breaking the speed limit, saying that in sharing the video he had effectively dropped himself in it. I took to the wheel to check the Ankara-Nigde highway and unintentionally exceeded the speed limit for a short period. With the video I effectively denounced myself, he wrote. The penalty notice, a copy of which he posted, showed Uraloglu had been driving at 225km/h and received a fine of 9,267 Turkish lira (165).
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