The provincial leaders of the parties that formed the alliance with Köksal Toptan and Muhammet Yıldız, who were nominated by the Nation Alliance as a parliamentary candidate from Rize, attended the press release made in front of the ÇAYKUR General Directorate.
Saadet Party Rize Provincial President Muhammet Kaçar, addressing the tea producers and ÇAYKUR employees, whose problems have not been resolved for years, said, "It's not long, soon you will see that all your problems begin to be solved. Because we; We are in favor of the right and the people, we are in favor of tea producers, we are in favor of ÇAYKUR employees. A power that could not enact the Tea Law, which protects the producer despite its promises for years, could not solve the staffing problem of ÇAYKUR employees, connected ÇAYKUR to the Wealth Fund, inflicted the greatest losses in its history, and plunged ÇAYKUR into the swamp of banks due to the wrong policies, is now living its last days. The future of tea and ÇAYKUR depends on the end of AKP rule. The tea producer became more impoverished, the ÇAYKUR worker could not earn enough wages and ÇAYKUR experienced the greatest debt and losses in its history."
"SINGLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHOULD END"
"The problems are clear, the solution is also obvious. The 21-year AKP rule must come to an end, the one-man management system must be ended," Kaçar said.
"We will never crush the tea producer in the face of inflation. The price of tea will not be a tool for the political powers to maintain their power. The commission to be formed will determine the tea prices. To begin with, the amount requested by the Chamber of Agriculture for 2023 is 15 TL per kilogram. This figure is the price we would consider the lowest for the time being. We will first increase the age support premiums from 30 cents to at least 1 TL. In our government, the support fee will be at least 10 percent of the announced price. We will first enact the Tea Law, which will protect the tea producer. For the fertilizer used by the tea producer, we will support the tea producer in the amount of half of the fertilizer price. We will solve the staffing problem of seasonal workers in ÇAYKUR. The administrative structure of ÇAYKUR will change. First of all, the chairman of the board of directors and the general manager will not be the same people. There will also be representatives of workers and tea producers in the board of directors of ÇAYKUR," Kaçar added.
"IS THIS A FARM?"
"When you say tea and ÇAYKUR, it concerns the entire Eastern Black Sea Region. ÇAYKUR is our indispensable apple of the eye. But I see that the government used ÇAYKUR as a farm. I'm asking you; What business does Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem Yüce have as a member of the ÇAYKUR Board of Directors? Is this a farm? This is the property of Rize. You went and became the mayor, you still have your eye here. I ask; What does the AKP Provincial President have to do with being a member of the ÇAYKUR Board of Directors?" deputy candidate Toptan said.