Overview

• Abdulkadir Uraloğlu uploaded a promotional driving clip on X that showed his speedometer touching 225 km/h on the Ankara–Niğde motorway.
• He later published an image of the traffic ticket and said he must pay about €193–195, acknowledging the violation.
• The minister wrote on X that he exceeded the limit unintentionally while checking the road’s condition and pledged to be more careful.
• The video featured Turkish folk songs and a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan praising infrastructure, drawing public criticism.
• Coverage notes no additional sanctions or resignation, and highlights Uraloğlu’s role since 2023 after decades at the road authority.