Motorcycle Couriers Protest in Front of Istanbul Courthouse

The number of recent accidents has increased motorcycle courier deaths It came up again today. Located in Çağlayan Istanbul Courthousegathered in front of Istanbul Motorcycle Couriers Association members made a press statement about the difficulties and troubles of the couriers.

President of the Istanbul Motorcycle Couriers Association, speaking on behalf of the group Murat Tomris, in a statement COVID-19 pandemicStating that the burden falling on them increased with the delivery, he expressed the discomfort of the couriers with the current situation.

“We are not robots.”

“We are human, we have news value. Just like you are sad when a cat and dog dies, you have to be sad when a person dies there. The difficulty has increased with the pandemic. We are the ones who bring everything from your bread to your socks. We are not robots. We also have a family.” Speaking of which, Tomris also spoke to the drivers behind the wheel. not using phones warned about.

Underlining that even the smallest accidents can have big consequences, Tomris said that employers ‘there are a lot of couriers if you don’t work’ He stated that he ignored the complaints of the couriers. speed rating Stating that they were sometimes forced to violate the rules because they did not want to, Tomris said that they wanted the speed score to be removed as well.

“No package is worth more than human life.”

Noting that they were there to support the motorcouriers, Attorney Armagan Gultekin on the other hand, for the motorcycle courier who lost his life in the traffic accident that occurred on 3 October. ‘not newsworthy’ He underlined that they absolutely do not accept his rhetoric.

Gültekin stated that the main problems encountered were the food orders that had to be delivered within 30 minutes or the couriers not being taken to the site elevator. “Everyone should know that no package is worth more than human life. No one should be faced with time constraints that take the life of another person. “ made statements. Emphasizing the need to support couriers who work continuously during the pandemic period, Gültekin said that the only reason why the couriers do not follow the rules from time to time is not wanting to lose their job also noted that.