The court decision on Uber says it can work with the cabbies as the ride-hailing service hasn’t indicated if it intends to introduce its XL service as well.Ī plainclothes police officer checks documents of a van during a traffic inspection to identify Uber vehicles in Istanbul, Turkey June 4, 2018.

That service was popular not just among the 50 million-plus tourists who came to Turkey in the pre-pandemic era, it was also becoming a preferable mode of transportation for locals. One of the points of contention between Istanbul taxi drivers and Uber, was the XL service: Uber contractors who ferried customers in cozy leather-seated Mercedes and Volkswagen vans which at times offered passengers free drinks and sweets. The California-based tech firm, which promised to revolutionise the gig economy, is under scrutiny in different parts of the world over predatory pricing allegations, non-competitive practices and the way it treats its drivers.

The fight turned nasty after taxi drivers began hunting down Uber drivers to beat them up. Thousands of taxi drivers took to Istanbul’s streets in 2018 in protest as the app became increasingly popular among tourists. Everyone knows how Uber has damaged the cab business across the world.” “Our apprehension is based on Uber’s past. “We will challenge the court’s decision,” said Eyup Aksu, the head of Chamber of Cab Drivers, an Istanbul-based association of taxi owners.

Uber has re-launched its service in Turkey with a slight twist - it will work with the same cabbies who were behind a campaign that forced the ride-hailing giant out of the market in 2019.Īn Istanbul court overturned the ban on Uber in December, drawing a mixed reaction from yellow taxi drivers who had long complained that the popular application was eating into their business. Foes turn friends as the ride-hailing giant readies itself to work with yellow cab drivers.

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