Turkey's transport minister has been slapped with a speeding fine after posting a video of himself racing down a highway with the hashtag #TurkeyAccelerates.

On Sunday evening, Abdulkadir Uraloglu posted a video of himself on X driving along a highway near the capital Ankara listening to folk songs and clips of speeches by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In several separate shots that inadvertently show the speedometer, he can be seen clocking up speeds between 118 and 140 miles per hour. The speed limit on that highway in Turkey is 85 mph.

Abdulkadir Uraloglu posted a video of himself on X speeding on a highway near the capital Ankara. Turkey Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu via X

Several hours later, Uraloglu reposted the video, admitting he had been fined for breaking the

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