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Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, announced on Monday plans to amend regulations governing shared electric scooters (e-scooters). The changes will address a wide range of issues, from automatic speed reduction to promoting domestic production, Uraloglu said.
Recalling that regulation was introduced in 2021 to minimize uncertainties, problems, and environmental impacts associated with e-scooter use, Uraloglu stated that significant revisions would be made to meet emerging needs, according to the ministry.
Highlighting the importance of traffic safety and compliance with speed limits, Uraloglu said: “We will prevent e-scooters from entering restricted areas. Those entering high-speed zones will be identified, and operators will notify users. Additionally, operators will automatically reduce the speed of e-scooters entering prohibited areas. Companies failing to enforce these speed regulations will face administrative fines of ?6,923 ($194).”
The minister also emphasized that accidents or incidents involving e-scooters must be recorded by operators. These records, along with complaints, will be submitted monthly to a ministry database. Furthermore, e-scooters in service must maintain a minimum battery charge level of 20%.
To address concerns over licensing and standards, Uraloglu said municipal decisions on e-scooter permits must include details about parking and charging stations where applicable.
Uraloglu added that to maintain a certain standard, at least 30% of the e-scooters in service would need to be sourced from local manufacturers, and companies failing to meet this local production requirement would face operational bans.
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