Wild Turks driving madly. No rules, no safety.

The United State's Travel.gov advice for driving in Turkey should give a lot of pause for anyone who actually believes Turks care at all about safety or rules, in addition to providing laughs:

U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs: DRIVER SAFETY BRIEFING FOR TURKEY
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A number of accidents occurred when a local driver stopped, turned or took some unexpected action which caused the U.S. driver to hit the other vehicle or be struck by someone else. Many of the "unexpected" actions were unexpected according to U.S. driving standards but are quite common in Ankara and Istanbul and other parts of the country. About half of the accidents were clearly, according to local standards, the fault of the non-U.S. drivers. The key to reducing accidents is situational awareness, concentration and extremely defensive driving.
...  In 1995, Ankara and Istanbul provinces accounted for almost half of the total vehicle accidents in Turkey; Ankara 43,517, Istanbul 74,905, countrywide total 233,803. 1996 figures are even higher with 156,000 accidents in the first six months.
A number of defensive measures can and should be taken to increase the odds in your favor for accident-free driving. ...
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-- Drive defensively, defensively, defensively.
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-- Drive each day as though you were on a mission: the goal of which is not to be involved in an accident, cause an accident or strike a pedestrian.
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-- Unexpected stops or turns without signaling, for no apparent reason.
-- Stopping in unexpected locations to pick up or let off passengers by cars, buses and trucks, including main highway entrance ramps, intersections, and along major highways.
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-- Trucks parked at night without lights on the highway rather than on the side of the road.
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-- Vehicles backing up (in reverse) on exit ramps and on main highways.
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-- Drivers that drive in the middle of the road and yield to no one.
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-- Oncoming drivers who play inscrutable light games, flashing and flashing whether you have your "brights" on or not.
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-- Drivers that attempt to pass while you are passing another vehicle.
-- Unmarked intersections (i.e., no stop signs), primary road has right of way, but proceed with caution.
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