The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) announced on Wednesday a steep increase in public transportation fares and the Istanbulkart, the city’s electronic mass transit pass that covers every public vehicle, from buses and subways to ferries operating between the two sides of the Bosporus.
IBB decided to increase public transportation fares by 40% at a meeting of the transport watchdog Transportation Coordination Center (UKOME). In line with the decision, which was accepted unanimously, the price to board public vehicles will be raised to TL 7.67 from TL 5.48 as of April 9.
The change also increases base taxi and minibus fares by 40%. The minimum fare for a taxi ride will be TL 28, while “dolmuş” minibuses used to travel short routes and narrow streets with limited bus access will cost TL 5.25 to board.
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