In Alanya, taxi fares have increased by 900% over the past 3 years

The increase in taxi meter prices in Alanya has made some taxi drivers unhappy. In response to complaints, Chamber of Drivers President Ali Akkaya pointed out the rate of increase in the dollar, euro, gold, minimum wage, and fuel prices from 2022 to 2025, emphasizing that they are working to protect the interests of drivers.

As of the night between April 4 and April 5, taxi meter tariffs were updated in Alanya. The base fare is now 35 TL, the per-kilometer rate is 50 TL, and the minimum fare (short ride) is 180 TL. Some drivers who started having their meters recalibrated expressed dissatisfaction, claiming the hike was insufficient.

Ali Akkaya, President of the Alanya Chamber of Drivers, shared a chart on his social media showing the changes in prices from 2022 to 2025. In his statement, he said:

“Dear friends, as of 00:01 tonight, recalibration of taxi meters has begun by two authorized companies in our district.

Some of our colleagues complained that the new tariff is not sufficient, saying everything has already increased by 100%. I felt the need to clarify this. The management under my presidency was elected on March 19, 2022, with your votes. At that time, the starting fare was 7 TL, the kilometer rate was 8 TL, and the short ride fare was 20 TL.

We have updated the taxi meter seven times in the past three years. As a principle, I never speak or write without documents or data. Now I want to share everything with you. This ‘short ride’ (originally introduced in Istanbul) was first implemented in our district as well.

On March 19, 2022, the 20 TL short ride fare could be converted into euros, dollars, gold, minimum wage, or fuel. At that time, 1 euro was 16.32 TL, meaning our fare was around 1.23 euros. Now it is 180 TL — a ninefold increase in lira, and about 3.5 times in euros, reaching 4.30 euros.

Back then, 20 TL couldn’t even buy 1 liter of diesel; today, 180 TL is equivalent to almost 3.7 liters. The chart I provided shows the 3-year increase in fuel, euro, dollar, gold, and minimum wage. None of these rose as much as our taxi meter fares. I leave the judgment to you.

As always, we have been working day and night to avoid harming our tradesmen and to be of service to our drivers. With respect.”