Turkish Transport Minister fined for driving at 225 km/h

Turkey's transport minister was fined for speeding after posting a video of himself driving at 225 km/h on a highway, almost double the legal limit, prompting mockery on social media and a public apology.

The video, accompanied by popular music and excerpts from a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praising the government's infrastructure, showed Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu's speedometer rising and his car speeding past others in the fast lane on the Ankara-Nigde highway.

Traffic police later issued a fine of 9,267 lira ($280) for violating the speed limit about 50 km outside the capital Ankara.

Facing backlash, Uraloglu shared an image of the fine on social media platform X, writing: "Sorrow to our nation." /CNA

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