A transportation minister has been fined for driving 140 miles per hour. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was the architect of his own downfall when he filmed a video of himself driving on a public road with the hashtag #TurkeyAccelerates and shared it on X, but he inadvertently included his speedometer. The clip showed him listening to speeches by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to The Guardian, and playing folk songs as he sped down the highway near Ankara, fluctuating between 120 and 140 mph—the Turkish speed limit is 85 mph. The video depicts Uraloğlu, sunglasses on, as clips fade between various angles of him driving. “Memories of the Ankara-Niğde Highway with folk songs,” the caption reads. “When we get tired, we draw inspiration from our esteemed President, saying, ‘We haven’t

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