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Turkey: 5,000 cab drivers lose licenses in Istanbul - Economy - ANSAMed.it

Turkey: 5,000 cab drivers lose licenses in Istanbul

(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, AUGUST 28 - Since last year, some 5,000 taxi drivers in istanbul have been discharged from the profession as part of an initiative launched by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Istanbul Chamber of Taxi Drivers, Turkish media reported on Tuesday. As of last year, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality began to ask taxi drivers for a copy of their criminal record, as World Bulletin reports. Roughly 5,000 drivers who either did not present evidence of a lack of a criminal record to the municipality or who had been convicted of a crime in the past have lost their authorization to work as a city taxi driver.

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