Crime and punishment for Turkey minister’s fast lane folly

(Removes repetition of ‘per hour’ in first paragraph)

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s transport minister was slapped with a speeding ticket after posting a video of himself driving 225 km per hour (140 mph) on a highway — nearly twice the legal limit — prompting ridicule on social media and a public apology.

The clip, set to folk music and excerpts of a speech by President Tayyip Erdogan praising the government’s infrastructure, showed Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu’s speedometer soaring…