With the Ramadan holiday approaching, a total of 8,000 bus trips will be organized daily. It is expected that 3.5 million people will be traveling during the 9-day holiday, which includes the mid-term break in schools.

As the days to the Ramadan holiday are numbered, Mustafa Yıldırım, the General President of the Federation of All Bus Drivers, provided information about bus trips. Yıldırım pointed out that this year’s mid-term break for the 2024-2025 academic year coincides with the Ramadan holiday, covering a period of 9 days. He expressed that starting from the middle of this week, there will be a high intensity of holiday trips on bus services. Yıldırım stated that tickets are running out on regular trips and said, “Due to the Ramadan holiday, there will be a busy period on bus trips starting from March 27th, and the return will be on April 6-7. If there is demand from bus companies, we will apply to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure to use tourism vehicles for passenger transport.”

8,000 TRIPS TO BE ORGANIZED Yıldırım drew attention to the fact that an average of 8,000 bus trips is currently organized nationwide. He stated, “During the Ramadan holiday, approximately 8,500 buses will carry passengers daily.”

Yıldırım said that they expect around 3.5 million people to travel by buses during the 9-day holiday period. He also mentioned that there will be no price increase in bus tickets and that the minimum price set by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure will be applied.