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Hundreds of taxi drivers have blocked a main road in the southwestern Turkish resort city of Bodrum to protest the detention of one of their colleagues who are accused of beating a Uber driver.

Following their victory against Uber, Turkish taxi drivers now move against Syrian migrants whom they have accused of running a “pirate” taxi service in Ankara. Click through for the story in photos (Mert Gökhan Koç - Hürriyet)

Istanbul Mayor Mevlüt Uysal has denied recent reports that popular ridesharing app Uber could freely operate in Turkey's largest city if its drivers pick up a touristic transport license.

An amendment in the multi-bill of prior actions demanded by Greece's creditors which foresees the further liberalization of the taxi market has prompted a reaction from Athens's cabbies, who called a 24-hour strike on Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday and are threatening more.

The Uber dispute "is finished" in Turkey, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said early on June 11, while calling on taxi drivers to take measures to improve conditions that led people to prefer Uber, which was recently banned in the country.

Istanbul traffic police have stepped up their inspections to identify Uber vehicles and motorcycles utilizing Scott, an Uber-like ridesharing app, following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's comments that Uber will no longer be in use in the Turkish metropolis.

The mobile transport application Uber will no longer be in use in Turkey's metropolis, Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, weighing in a months-long heated dispute between the yellow taxi and Uber drivers.

The average price of a taxicab license plate in Istanbul has increased 6.6 percent in just two days, after the city municipality declared its support for the government's new regulation to prevent "illegal passenger transportation," particularly aimed at Uber drivers.

Investor Warren Buffett was in a hurry to invest the $ 3 billion colossal amount in Uber, but the negotiations on the deal failed.

Buffett himself confirmed to CNBC that earlier this year he was discussing the investment with the Uber CEO Dara Kosroushahi, who was in the process of rebranding the company.

The number of Uber vehicles in Istanbul has reached 10,100, while the number of Uber drivers is 15,000, growing in numbers every day, the chair of a transportation association told daily Habertürk on May 31.