Göksel Ovacık, President of the Istanbul Chamber of Private Public Busers, Emin Alagöz, the President of the Istanbul Chamber of Minibuses, and Turgay Gül, the President of the Istanbul Servicemen's Association, announced that they will go to UKOME at the end of the month with a request for a raise, and that they will stop the transportation if the raise request is not approved. So, how much will there be a hike in public transport in Istanbul?
In Istanbul, on January 1, 2022, subway, IETT, metrobus and tram fees were increased by 36 percent and minibus fees were increased by 27 percent. President of Istanbul Minibuses Chamber Emin Alagöz, demanding that the hop-on-hop-off fares be 5 liras, said: “We received a 24 percent increase on December 2021, 36. At that time, fuel prices were 11 lira and 65 kuruş.
Even if we are given a 100% raise right now, it will still not satisfy. When we look at it from the perspective of a citizen, our demand is for a 50 percent increase. We want the hop-on hop-off fee, which is currently 3 liras and 75 kurus, to be at least 5 liras.
Turgay Gül, President of the Istanbul Service Providers Union, stated that they wanted a raise of at least 35 percent and said: “We received a 27 percent raise, but we received this raise in December and started to apply it in February. Unfortunately, these hikes that we applied in February and March were not enough. Against the rise in fuel prices, we also need to regulate our prices. We demand a 35 percent increase for him, but this rate seems to increase more. The payment for the distance of 312-0 km, which is currently 1 lira, should be 500 lira.
How much will the ticket cost be if there is a 50 percent hike?
The UKOME meeting in Istanbul, where the transportation hike will be decided, will be held at the end of this month. At the UKOME meeting, it is now considered certain that there will be a 50 percent hike in transportation. In case of a 50 percent increase, the full ticket, student, monthly blue subscription and student cards will be as follows:
- Istanbul Card Full: 8.22 TL
- Istanbul Card Student : 4 TL
- Istanbul Card Social : 5.88 TL
- Blue Card full: 645 TL
- Blue Card student: 117 TL
- Blue Card social : 400
A 50% increase will also make changes in transfer tariffs and metrobus prices.
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