Kayseri Driver Fined 140,000 Lira for Drifting
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- Turkish traffic officers identified a driver who drifted in Kayseri after videos of the incident circulated on social media.
- Authorities imposed 140,000 lira in fines, permanently revoked the driverโs provisional license and barred the vehicle from traffic.
- They also opened proceedings over endangering traffic safety and issued a separate 3,000-lira fine to another driver over excessive noise.
Traffic authorities in Kayseri tracked down a driver after videos showing the car drifting circulated on social media. Civilian officers identified both the vehicle and its driver in the ลeker neighborhoodโs Yeni Sanayi industrial area in Kocasinan district.
The driver received fines totaling 140,000 Turkish lira. Because the person held a provisional license, officials permanently revoked it. They also removed the car from traffic and began legal proceedings on suspicion of endangering traffic safety.
The traffic unit separately investigated a social-media post involving a vehicle making excessive noise. That driver received fines totaling 3,000 lira under the relevant provisions of Turkeyโs Traffic Law.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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