Minibus

Police seek suspects who ran away at gate of Istanbul's Atatürk Airport

Turkish police have been seeking three suspects who ran away from the entrance of Istanbul's Atatürk Airport despite police's warnings. Police have warned the suspects in a minibus to stop, but the minibus turned away and escaped while the police fired shots at the tires of the vehicle in order to stop them. 

Passengers Sustain Injuries as Two Intercity Buses Collide in NE Bulgaria

Several passengers have been injured in a crash involving two intercity buses and a minibus near the village of Kamburovo in northeastern Bulgaria, on the main road linking Sofa and Varna, Nova TV and bTV reported on Friday.

No fatalities have been reported. A total of 41 passengers travelled in the two buses, according to Nova TV.

Bulgarian Authorities Detain 37 Illegal Migrants on Trakia Motorway

Bulgarian traffic police detained on Monday a total of 37 illegal migrants hidden in the cargo compartment of a minibus traveling on Trakia motorway.

Following a check of the microbus, the authorities uncovered 37 Syrian citizens - thirteen men, fourteen women and ten children.

Municipality approves panic buttons in public transportation to stop violence against women in Turkey's south

In an attempt to stop violence against women and sexual harassment cases, public transportation vehicles in Turkey?s southern province of Adana will now have panic buttons. Drivers of public transportation will also need to obtain a drug-free report. 

Turkish traffic police officer shoots driver in leg in Istanbul

A traffic police officer shot a minibus driver in the leg after a quarrel over writing a traffic ticket escalated in Istanbul's Maltepe district on June 25.

A traffic police officer stopped a minibus in Maltepe and wrote a ticket for permitting too many passengers onto the minibus. 

Minibus in Özgecan Aslan murder to be used as school shuttle

The minibus in which 20-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan was brutally murdered has been bought to serve as a school bus, Turkish media reported.

Aslan was killed on Feb. 11 in a minibus that she boarded outside a shopping mall in Mersin?s Tarsus district to head home after a day of classes. The driver of the minibus, Suphi Alt?ndöken, has confessed to the murder.

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