Saadet Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu brought up the problems of the headmen on the occasion of October 19, Mukhtars' Day. Making statements regarding the personal rights and demands of the headmen, Karamollaoğlu said, “Even if our headmen are in a village between high-altitude mountains, or in a neighborhood with a larger population than many of our provinces; They are people who are in direct contact with our people and come into contact with every aspect of life. We know that our mukhtars, who act as a bridge between our state and our nation, who are the cornerstone of the will of the nation in our neighborhoods and villages, and who have an important place in the functioning of our democracy and public administration, have problems that they expect to be resolved.”
"I PROMISE I WILL FIGHT"
Underlining that they are determined to fight for the solution of headmen’s problems, Karamollaoğlu said: “We, as the Saadet Party, are right next to our citizens in joy, in grief, in weddings, in funerals, in good times, in dark days, day and night. We are determined to fight for the solution of the problems of our mukhtars. It is essential for our mukhtars to form a separate budget, to participate in the elections with a combined ballot paper, to complete and improve the mukhtar's service buildings, to be invited to the municipal councils and have a say in the decision-making processes. In addition to issues such as the regulation of working hours and the right to annual leave, we think that it is necessary for our mukhtars, whose number exceeds 50 thousand, to come together under a single roof and to establish the 'Mukhtars' Union of Turkey' for this purpose. I promise that we will fight for the realization of the fair demands of our muhtars. On this occasion; I sincerely congratulate our esteemed mukhtars, who are indispensable for local administrations, on October 19, Mukhtars' Day, and wish them all the best in their work.”