Russians and Ukrainians started driving pirate taxis in Antalya

After the war between Russia and Ukraine, the population of the two countries that settled in Antalya exceeded 100 thousand. Due to migration, many negativities began to be experienced in many sectors.

This time, illegal taxi drivers and even those who provide services with foreign-registered tow trucks have added to the problem of Russians and Ukrainians who rent their houses as daily or weekly apartments and pensions, which is put on the agenda by hoteliers. in the tourism sector.

THEY MAKE ILLEGAL TAXI

Adlıhan Dere, Chairman of the Antalya Union of Chambers of Craftsmen and Craftsmen (AESOB), stated that Russian and Ukrainian residents began operating taxis among themselves.

Dere said: “The president of our chamber in Alanya said that they did their own transfers and they were running on their own license plates. We also have photos. Now they are doing taxi business and real estate business. They have WhatsApp groups among themselves, and they themselves make purchases and rents from these groups,” he said.

Adlihan Dere, President of AESOB

THEY DO ILLEGAL BUSINESSES IN MANY SECTORS

Dere said: “They don’t leave jobs for Turkish citizens. Our president of the Chamber of Realtors is working seriously with the Tax Office on this issue. Even searches and inspections are carried out against them, but the sanctions applied according to the powers granted to them by law are not very dissuasive. That is why they continue with their work. For these reasons, our merchants suffer,” he said.

Saying that the two countries’ foreign settlements increased rapidly after the Ukraine-Russia war, Alanya Chamber of Drivers Chairman Ali Akkaya said: “They came from Ukraine desperately to avoid fighting with Russia. They came with some money and spent their resources. After the resources were exhausted, everyone began a search, from home hairdressing to cooking and selling, from driving taxis with their vehicles with Russian or Ukrainian license plates to real estate, ”he said.

Stating that one of the first sectors affected by this situation was the transport sector, Akkaya said: “They have established a WhatsApp group among themselves. They provide communication and transportation from here. In fact, lamp posts on some streets in Alanya have created a QR code for taxis and hung them at bus stops. In fact, the residence authorization periods for many of them have expired, and the periods for entry and exit of vehicles have passed. These are the controls. There have been vehicles tied up, traffic tickets are being issued,” he said.

DON’T BE FLEXIBLE

Noting that many illegal taxi drivers with Russian and Ukrainian license plates were detected, Ali Akkaya stated that they came across something very interesting in recent days.

Akkaya said: “A tow truck with a Ukrainian license plate was transporting a car with a Ukrainian license plate on the street of Alanya. The attraction was very interesting. We identified a tow truck with a Ukrainian license plate while towing a car with a Ukrainian license plate. At first it was thought that the insurance company could have sent it, then it was determined that it was prohibited and the vehicle was tied up. Then it never appeared on the market again. We demand not to be flexible on these issues, ”he said. (DHA)