New era in bus transportation in Istanbul



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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality With the decision made in the Assembly (IMM) private public buses, Transportation Inc. and Istanbul Bus Inc., IETT united under its roof.

The third meeting of the IMM Assembly in September was held under the chairmanship of Zeynel Abidin Okul, First Vice President of the Eurasia Show Center, within the framework of the measures of the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19).

At the council meeting, the IETT letter on the private transport operating system was discussed in the joint report of the Legal Commission, the Transport and Traffic Commission, the City Economy, the Commission of Professional Chambers and Trade Unions and the Plan and Budget Commission.

Advance payment will be made according to the kilometer, not the passenger

In the text of the decision, it was indicated that due to the system change, IETT would receive an additional charge of 81 million TL per month, taking into account this issue, 323 million were granted authorization to take loans for the remaining 4 months of 2020.

With the decision, the private public buses, which receive the ticket money according to the number of passengers they previously transported, and the subsidized payment from the municipality according to the number of passengers transported, will receive payments on account based on mileage and payment base, regardless of the passenger they transport in the new system.

The municipality will pay the ticket money charged to the passenger, in exchange, the municipality will pay the private public buses according to the distance traveled.

Unanimously accepted

Speaking about the decision, CHP member Mesut Kösedağı said that following Parliament’s decision, private public buses, Transportation Inc., Istanbul Otobüs AŞ were united under the IETT roof.

Emphasizing that all buses will be joined under the IETT roof in one color, Kösedağı will be remodeled to be suitable for metro routes. Therefore, IETT will be free of additional financial charges. There will be uniform dress, work hours, and social rights regulations. Private public buses will now be guaranteed by IETT and IMM. Income and expenses will be determined every month. Grant payments will be lifted. It will be clear what all buses will earn each month. “

Speaking, the Head of the Legal Commission, Muhammet Kaynar, stated that with the decision subject to the proposal, a change was made to the operating system of public private buses in Istanbul.

Noting that IETT officials, representatives of private bus companies, and House representatives also participated in the commission’s study, Kaynar said:

“The proposal has been reordered by our commission and a decision text has been prepared. Thus, the claims of the private public bus operators, the inequalities between them and the problems regarding the protection of their rights have been eliminated. Now the payment system per passenger was abolished and the bus payment system was adopted based on mileage regardless of the passenger transported “.

The item on the agenda was unanimously accepted according to the commission’s report.

Clash between AK Party and IYI Party members

Speaking during the discussion of the agenda items at the 3rd IMM Assembly meeting in September, AK Party Group Vice Chairman Tevfik Göksu made a statement with Vedat Taylan Yıldız, a member of the İYİ Party Council, on the dialogue he had about the demand for metro on the Internet.

Recalling what happened at yesterday’s meeting, Göksu said:

“When a councilor from the IYI Party (Vedat Taylan Yıldız) spoke about the subway, I made a statement about the opinion of the corresponding governorate. I used an expression like ‘internet player’ here, because he travels a lot in the virtual world. To our friend He really liked this name and Yesterday I thought that expression was perceived as offensive and I told him that I did not use it to offend. I told him so, but ‘You added it to your profile because you love him very much.’ The friend also thanked me. Buffet friend who prepared a buffet in Güngören Square tweeted: “He apologized.” If he doesn’t show it, it’s the devil. You should post a message on social media impersonally. “

When Ali Kıdık of the İYİ Party, who stood up during Göksu’s speech, shouted into the ranks of the AK Party Group, there was a confrontation between the AK Party members and the İYİ Party members.

IMM Board approved an internal loan of TL 652 million

In the merger, a national debt authority of TL 1 trillion 906 million was requested from Parliament with the letter written by the Finance Directorate of the Department of Financial Services to the presidency.

In the report prepared by the Planning and Budget Commission, in response to a request for internal borrowing of TL 1 trillion 906 million, the mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality should be authorized to borrow TL 406 million to meet the needs urgent actions from IMM and improve impaired cash flow.

On borrowing demand, which is another item on the agenda, the Finance Department requested TL 1 trillion 746 million in internal borrowing on the grounds that the revenue-expenditure deficit is projected to increase to TL 5 trillion due to the decrease expected revenue and pandemic effect.

The Planning and Budget Commission, for its part, expressed its opinion that the president of the IMM should be authorized to carry out an internal debt of TL 246 million for the amount requested.

In the vote, the IMM president was unanimously authorized to borrow a total of TL 652 million.

The Assembly also unanimously accepted the request for an external loan of 10 million euros plus insurance premium for the “Construction of the Treatment Plant at the Silivri Seymen Landfill”.

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