Speaking at the meeting held at the headquarters of his party, Karamollaoğlu started his speech by congratulating the blessed month of Ramadan, the month of mercy and blessings.
Felicity (Saadet) Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu made important evaluations on the agenda at the weekly regular press conference. At the meeting held at the headquarters of his party, Karamollaoğlu started his speech by congratulating the blessed month of Ramadan, the month of mercy and blessings. Underlining that the people had to meet the joy of Ramadan with the trouble of living, Karamollaoğlu said, “Let alone hosting guests at iftar invitations, preparing an iftar menu even for themselves has turned into a burden. In the bazaar and market, vegetables and fruits are sold in grains. The myth that they buy the fruit with the grain in Europe has become a harsh reality for our country. Our people really searched for the old Ramadans, especially in terms of economic conditions.”
THERE IS NOTHING LESS THAN 5 TL EACH AND LESS THAN 20 TL A KILOGRAM
Karamollaoğlu reminded that the cost of just 2 Ramadan pitas for a family for iftar and sahur is approximately 30 Turkish Liras (TL) per day and 900 TL per month and continued his speech as follows: “How and where will he meet this money? Likewise, the prices of the vegetables sold by grain, the price tags on the market stalls shows that we will have a tough month of Ramadan after a tough winter. 1 tomato, 1 cucumber, 1 eggplant and 1 pepper; You look, it cost 20 TL in total. Nothing less than 5 TL for each and 20 TL for a kilo is left on the market stalls... One of our shopkeepers wrote on the tomatoes he sold; "Unfortunately, 20 TL! The farmer who produces is sad, the shopkeeper who sells is sad, the citizen who buys and does not buy is sad and miserable... The government that caused this continues to be callous!”
“HIGH INFLATION IS THE INDICATOR FOR COVETING ON THE NATION'S BREAD”
Stating that the President was trying to confuse the target by saying that "they will not tolerate those who covet the bread of the nation", Karamollaoğlu said, "The worst than coveting on the nation's bread is high inflation! If there is inflation somewhere, there is definitely income inequality, and it is destined for the rich to be richer and the poor to be poorer there. Here, the Erdogan government has coveted the nation's bread because of the high inflation it has put Turkey into. People are thinking about what they will put on the table at sahur and what they will eat at iftar, and poverty is growing day by day." Noting that the price of the kitchen tube exceeded 300 TL, Karamollaoğlu continued as follows: “Last year, at this time, a minimum wage, 2,825 TL, while you could buy 25 kitchen tubes; Although his salary is 4,253 TL with a 50 percent increase this year, he can only get 14 tubes. Now I ask: 2,825 bigger or 4,253? Is it only the value of money that falls, or is it also the value of sweat and labor that falls? Fuel oil, sunflower oil, potatoes, cucumbers, meat, bread; it does not matter. The government imposes to give a salary increase of 50 percent for the minimum wage and 30 percent for civil servants and retirees; If the government indexed salaries to any product, only then could he maintain the purchasing power of our people,” he added.
“HE INTRODUCED HYPERINFLATION TO OUR YOUTH”
Karamollaoğlu, who stated that even the figures announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) reveal the bottleneck that the Erdogan government has put Turkey into, continued his speech as follows: “Inflation has renewed the peak of the last 20 years with a rate of 61 percent. The figures of independent research groups reveal a much more dire picture. Erdogan, who came to power by promising to ‘enter among the top 10 economies of the world’ and constantly telling them about the queues of the 1970s by expressing that the younger generations do not know the old ones, introduced hyperinflation to young people who have never seen power other than the Justice and Development Party (AKP). 30 percent of Turkey is experiencing 'serious financial deprivation'. Turkey is at the top of Europe in the deprivation index; In fact, it would be more accurate to call it the bottom. These figures do not include the statistics for 2021 and 2022, when the crisis deepened. Probably, if we include the data of the last 2 years, we will see how burnout Turkey is in a much more serious way,” he said.
“IF ERDOĞAN WAS A LIFE COACH, HE WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL”
Karamollaoğlu, who said that President Erdoğan was extremely surprised by the advice given by President Erdoğan while the grave situation in the economy was evident, “After the healing potion consisting of buffalo yoghurt, chestnut honey, dates and oatmeal; We didn't know whether to be angry or laugh at the advice he gave to young people. He advises, 'A cup of coffee with a nice aroma and then you must visit Turkey, and even that is not enough, take a world tour.' Young people are brooding over the prices of the bus ticket they will go to their hometown with their families during the holiday; The President is talking about world tour. I don't even go into tour recommendations, but young people only drink a nice aromatic coffee with their friends once a day, it costs 1,000-1,500 TL per month. Mr. Erdogan; If only your business was life coaching; really successful you would be But unfortunately, I would like to remind you that; You are the person who has ruled our country for the last 20 years, where 1 out of every 3 young people is unemployed, inflation is approaching triple digits, and millions of our people are trying to hold on to life with an income below the hunger and poverty line,” he added.
“MAY ALLAH ALMIGHTY GIVE YOU WISDOM AND IDEAS!”
Reminding the words of President Erdogan, "You were together with them, but I was closer to Erbakan Hodja than you, I was the youth president, I became the Istanbul Metropolitian Municipality (IBB) Mayor", Karamollaoğlu said, "I'm just saying this: Yes, I was with our teacher, I was also with Mr. Erdogan at that time. But I never took off a shirt, I never changed a shirt! I have never worn other people's shirts! My dear friends; Being together with the Hodja once means understanding all of his policies and putting them into action. And to actually keep it alive. For 19 years, no policy of our teacher Erbakan has been implemented. We had to import sugar today because all the sugar factories he built were closed! What should I do? I do not have anything other than saying ‘May Allah Almighty give you wisdom and ideas!’”