An incident occurred on 100. Yıl Boulevard in the Muratpaşa district in the middle of the day. A taxi driver picking up a customer from a stop had his path blocked by a white minibus whose license plate could not be identified. Four people in the minibus attempted to make the passenger in the taxi get out. The taxi driver, upon leaving the taxi, tried to intervene with the individuals attempting to remove his passenger.
Those four individuals who couldn’t get the passenger out of the taxi then started hitting the taxi. While the taxi driver tried to prevent those causing damage to his vehicle and attempting to get his passenger out, he witnessed the taxi moving. The passenger in the taxi then took the driver’s seat and drove away from the scene, leaving the driver behind.
The taxi driver ran after the taxi as the moments were captured by the cell phone cameras of bystanders. It was later revealed that there was a grudge between the four individuals and the passenger in the taxi. On the other hand, it was revealed that the passenger who stole the taxi went to the nearest police station and turned in the taxi, while the taxi driver picked up his vehicle from the police station.
The incident was later reported to the police station. The taxi driver attempted to stop the individuals from taking his vehicle and assaulting his passenger, but ultimately the taxi was taken. The footage captured by bystanders’ mobile phones painted a clearer picture of the events that transpired on 100. Yıl Boulevard. The taxi driver’s efforts to chase after the stolen taxi were in vain as he watched his vehicle disappear with the passenger seating himself in the driver’s seat and driving away.
The series of events unfolded quickly in the middle of the day, shocking onlookers. It was clear that there was a conflict between the individuals inside the minibus and the passenger in the taxi. The taxi driver, left behind, had to report the incident to the police station. The taxi was ultimately turned in, but the culprits responsible for the theft of the vehicle have yet to be apprehended. The incident serves as a reminder of the dangers lurking, even in broad daylight, in a seemingly routine setting like a busy street in a city neighborhood.
