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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 3 June 2026)
"Hmmm, 5-minute ride, $160 bucks...sounds expensive..."
American social media streamer Andrew Greald Rencourt, who attended
a concert by world-renowned musician Travis Scott in Istanbul the
previous day, took a taxi from Karaköy to his hotel around 1:00 AM
after the concert. Allegedly, Rencourt paid the taxi driver, Hayrettin Arğuç,
7,300 TL (about $160) for a five-minute ride (!).
Rencourt, who was live streaming during the journey, uploaded the entire
video to his social media. Following the backlash to the video shared on
social media, an investigation was launched. The taxi driver, Hayrettin
Arğuç, was taken into custody and subsequently brought to the Istanbul
Courthouse.
Hayrettin Arğuç: "You talkin' to me?!"
In his statement, Arğuç said, "Rencourt asked me for cash. He wanted me
to pay via POS machine. Because I gave the passenger $100, I charged
7,300 Turkish Lira via POS machine. I didn't defraud anyone." In the
prosecutor's request for arrest, it was stated that Hayrettin Arğuç's defense
was aimed at escaping punishment, that the distance traveled was
5 kilometers, and the fee to be paid was at most 300 lira. Arğuç, who
was referred to the Magistrates' Court, was arrested for 'fraud' and
sent to prison.
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