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title: "Özel reacts to diesel price hike, calls for removal of fuel taxes"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-ozel-reacts-diesel-price-hike-calls/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: economy
sources: 11
agreement: agree
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# Özel reacts to diesel price hike, calls for removal of fuel taxes

Özgür Özel said the per-liter price of diesel would exceed 100 lira at midnight on September 16, with 20 lira of that coming from special consumption tax (ÖTV) and VAT. Özel called for fuel taxes to be removed immediately.

## Who is in this story

- [Özgür Özel](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ozgur-ozel/) — People
- [YENİ Party](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/yeni-parti/) — Parties
- [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) — People
- [Gabar](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/gabar/) — Places

## News sources

- [YENİ Parti lideri Özel'den motorin tepkisi: Acil olarak akaryakıt vergileri kaldırılsın](https://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/yeni-parti-lideri-ozelden-motorin-tepkisi-acil-olarak-akaryakit-2072404) — Karar (independent) — 2026-09-16
- [Özel'den 100 TL'lik motorin fiyatına tepki: Akaryakıttaki vergileri kaldırın](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000836/ozelden-100-tllik-motorin-fiyatina-tepki-akaryakittaki-vergileri-kaldirin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Özgür Özel'den motorin zammına tepki: 100 liralık banknot artık 1 litre mazot alacak](https://www.birgun.net/haber/ozgur-ozel-den-motorin-zammina-tepki-100-liralik-banknot-artik-1-litre-mazot-alacak-735171) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Mazot 100 lirayı aşıyor: Özgür Özel tarih vererek motorin zammına tepki gösterdi](https://halktv.com.tr/siyaset/mazot-100-lirayi-asiyor-ozgur-ozel-tarih-vererek-motorin-zammina-tepki-gosterdi-1055483h) — Halk TV (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Motorin 100 lirayı aşacak! Özgür Özel'den sert tepki: YENİ Parti'nin önerisini duyurdu!](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/motorin-100-lirayi-asacak-ozgur-ozel-den-sert-tepki-yeni-parti-nin-onerisini-duyurdu-2538238) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Mehmet Şimşek'ten araç sahiplerini korkutan açıklama: ‘2027'de olmayacak’](https://www.sozcu.com.tr/mehmet-simsek-ten-arac-sahiplerini-korkutan-aciklama-2027-de-olmayacak-p358826) — Sözcü (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Saadet Partisi'nden motorin fiyatı tepkisi: Türkiye 100 yılı dediklerinde anlamalıydık](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000840/saadet-partisinden-motorin-fiyati-tepkisi-turkiye-100-yili-dediklerinde-anlamaliydik?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Saadet Partisi'nden 'motorin' tepkisi: 'Türkiye 100 yılı dediklerinde anlamalıydık'](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/saadet-partisi-nden-motorin-tepkisi-turkiye-100-yili-dediklerinde-anlamaliydik-2538253) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Özgür Özel'den motorin zammına tepki: 100 liralık banknot artık 1 litre mazot alacak](https://www.indyturk.com/node/782583/siyaset/%C3%B6zg%C3%BCr-%C3%B6zelden-motorin-zamm%C4%B1na-tepki-100-liral%C4%B1k-banknot-art%C4%B1k-1-litre-mazot) — Independent Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-16
- [Özgür Özel'den iktidara çağrı: Akaryakıtta vergileri kaldırın](https://artigercek.com/politika/ozgur-ozelden-iktidara-cagri-akaryakitta-vergileri-kaldirin-350603h) — Artı Gerçek (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Özgür Özel'den motorin zammına tepki: Yeni teklifini iletti](https://www.aykiri.com.tr/ozgur-ozel-den-motorin-zammina-tepki-yeni-teklifini-iletti/55756/) — Aykırı (opposition) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-ozel-motorin-zammina-tepki-gosterdi-akaryakit/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-ozel-reacts-diesel-price-hike-calls/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-ozel-raskritikoval-povyshenie-tseny-dizel-prizval/

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