40 percent growth in public transportation in Edirne

In the ordinary assembly of Edirne Municipality Council held nowadays, a 40 percent growth turned into made in public transportation prices.

Chamber presidents attended the meeting of Edirne Municipality Council and expressed the issues of the tradesmen. Edirne Public Transport System (ETUS) President Hakan Giyik, “I want you to know that if our call for for a boost isn't happy, we can face the same matters again. Because remaining contacts does not fit us. This is our career, our activity, but we are able to no longer be capable of move our cars.” said.

In the everyday assembly of Edirne Municipality Council held nowadays, it become decided to increase the demand for minibus, taxi, service expenses in the town and to growth the earnings support to ETUS. With the choice taken by using Edirne Municipality Council, T, M, S plate transportation costs had been accelerated via forty percentage.

With the growth, the ETUS public transportation price accelerated from 11 liras to ninety cents for college students and 16 liras to eighty cents for civilians. Edirne Municipality’s earnings aid to ETUS was determined as 8,one hundred per car. With a forty percentage boom, the taxi establishing price elevated to 28 liras, and the hop-on hop-off fare multiplied to 60 liras.

“We will all visit these shopkeepers and say, ‘Vote for us’”

Speaking at the meeting attended by way of the heads of the chambers, the Mayor of Edirne Recep Gurkan“We don’t do politics right here. Here, we are not disturbed through our tradesmen. After 6-7 months, there may be an election. We will all go to these shopkeepers and say ‘vote for us’. Can’t we are saying? We will say. The future of those tradesmen will inform us their troubles due to the fact the regulation has given us the authority to increase the tariff of those tradesmen.”

“Thank you for working”

Hakan Giyik, Head of Edirne Public Transportation System (ETUS), stated:

“I want you to know that if our demand for a improve isn't pleased, we are able to face the identical matters again. Because last contacts does now not fit us. This is our profession, our activity, but we are able to not be capable of move our cars. A representative of a political birthday celebration calls me, the alternative day, ‘You are doing variety 7 for 20-25 minutes, why are you doing this?’ Excuse me, I said this. ‘Glad we labored.’ Currently, we are ultimate the day with a loss of 2 thousand 500-3 thousand TL in keeping with day. No enterprise can keep the day that it closed with a loss.”

“We in no way worked for the duration of the pandemic”

Edirne Service Vehicles Operators Chamber of Craftsmen President Goksel Cakman“We are one of the tradesmen who suffered the most within the pandemic. We closed the contact directly, we in no way worked. The prices which have risen after which might be now the price hikes, this is the common factor of all people…”

“We started out to lose through working tough”

President of Edirne Chamber of Drivers and Automobile Professionals Ali Sahinnoted:

“At night many taxi stands are lacking our taxis. From in which? One greater guy will fee one more. There isn't any such gain. We used to earn plenty by way of operating difficult. We started to lose by means of running hard. We’re going to buy a tire, we are able to’t. These tradesmen have problems in paying the worker’s salary and coverage… That’s why we ask you to attend to us. We want to give accurate provider to the humans of Edirne.”

“They will all be put into execution soon”

Edirne Tradesmen and Craftsmen Credit Guarantee Cooperative President Ayhan Can, “I even have extra or much less 1,500 driving force buddies who use loans in Edirne. They are currently unable to pay their money owed. Soon they'll all be finished. I am a driving force like them, and I actually have a minibus. Let our buddies make money. May it be useful to all tradesmen when it is going to the marketplace. Let him go to the market, to the stationery keep,” he said.

“I am also against a increase, however…”

President of Edirne Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (EDESOB) Kemal Cingöz“I am additionally against a enhance, but there may be also this. The tradesmen do no longer want the raise on their own. If meaning a new purchaser loss whenever. Friends of tradesmen recognise this very well,” he stated.

“We are at the factor of consuming 0”

taxi driver Birol Floating “Fuel is our largest price. Besides, tires, coverage and tax price loads. We are at the point of eating zero. The fuel fee, which was 18-extraordinary liras during the elections, has been primarily based on 38 liras. A horrible value. Although we do now not need to compromise on carrier nice, to a sure volume. “After a positive point, we don’t have the energy to undergo plenty,” he stated. (PHOENIX)