There is a state of emergency – do not engage in ‘mass action’

Private public bus operators who serve Istanbul with 2,500 staff and 930 vehicles have decided to launch protest action, saying ‘payments do not cover costs.’ A ‘threat-laden message’ was sent by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality company Otobüs A.Ş., which heard about the action, to bus owners’ mobile phones.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, citing the state of emergency as grounds and cautioning bus owners against engaging in action, said in the message, ‘The law we are subject to does not permit this, either. Let us not engage in action that will lead to permanent injustices.’ The bus owners, saying ‘We’re going under,’ staged a protest before the municipal building