Reaction to Erdoğan’s Boycott Call from Ozan Bingöl, who lashed out at the price hikes: “Should we swim across?”

Monday 13th January 2025 12:08 PM

High Speed Train (YHT) tickets; Bridge, highway and tunnel tolls have increased, effective from today. The increase in YHT tickets reached approximately 44 percent. The cost between Istanbul and Ankara was 780 TL. Bridge, highway and tunnel fee increases were between 13-45 percent.

While the raises were receiving reactions, Tax Expert Ozan Bingöl was the guest of Özlem Gürses’ broadcast on Sözcü TV and lashed out. President Erdogan had called for a boycott of products and places that charge exorbitant prices.

Reminding Erdoğan’s ‘boycott’ call, Bingöl said: ‘President Erdoğan says ‘boycott’. How can we boycott? Should we run from Ankara to Istanbul? Should we swim from the Anatolian Side to the European Side in Istanbul?’ he said.

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Swiss