Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli was dismissed with his 4-year promises. It is noteworthy that Pakdemirli, who drew the reaction of the farmer and the industry during his tenure, was dismissed before he could realize the electric tractor, smart earring and heirloom projects, which were among his big promises.
PAKDEMİRLİ HAS BEEN QUIET IN FERTILIZER LOBBY'S FERTILIZER PROFITEERING!
Pakdemirli dealt the biggest blow to the farmer during his tenure. While fertilizer prices have increased by 100 percent in the last year in the countries where Turkey imports fertilizers, the increase in fertilizer prices by 500 to 600 percent in Turkey, on the grounds of foreign markets, revealed the great profiteering on fertilizers. It was significant that Minister Pakdemirli remained silent in order not to confront the fertilizer lobby against this Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT)-certified profiteering.
HE TRIED TO BE SHOWMAN IN ORDER TO EXTEND HIS TENURE TIME!
Pakdemirli, who tried to create a perception in the public with imaginary projects in agriculture, eventually turned to showmanship. Pakdemirli, by forgetting that he was an appointed minister, by referring to the summit held by 6 opposition party leaders in Ahlatlıbel, "If 6 of you or 66 of you come together, we will bury you in the ballot box," he said.
“WE HAVE MONEY SO WE IMPORT!”
Being on the agenda in Turkey and revealing the logic of how agriculture has been managed for years; The words "We have money so we import" belonged to Minister Pakdemirli.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli was dismissed with his 4-year promises. It is noteworthy that Pakdemirli, who drew the reaction of the farmer and the industry during his tenure, was dismissed before he could realize the electric tractor, smart earring and heirloom projects, which were among the big promises. Pakdemirli, who started to be known as an "undesirable minister" in the public, in the sector and in Justice and Development Party (AKP) organizations with his blunders, detached statements from the sector, and the evaluations he made in the latest Manavgat great fire, did not implement any of his projects, which he declared as ‘big projects’, during his 4-year term of office, was dismissed without delay. At the beginning of these projects, the electric tractor and the smart earring were leading, Pakdemirli explained that he was the idea father of both projects.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE ELECTRIC TRACTOR WILL START MASS PRODUCTION IN JANUARY
Pakdemirli, in a statement he made in the past months, announced that the mass production of the electric tractor, which has been on the loose and has been delayed several times, will start in January. However, despite the arrival of March, there has been no work on mass production, and according to the information received, it is noted that the electric tractor, which was promised to be produced, could work for 1 hour instead of 8 hours, but the project was constantly postponed because it would not be accepted by the farmer. Another important project of Pakdemirli was the ‘Electronic Animal Tracking System’, also known as the smart earring project. Although this project, which Pakdemirli describes as ‘the father of ideas’, occupied the agenda for years, for some reason, nothing concrete has emerged until today. With the so-called smart earring, the estrus cycles and nutritional patterns of animals would be followed instantly and the number of animal assets in Turkey would be clearly revealed. Another prominent project during Bekir Pakdemirli's period was the heirloom project. With this project, the ancestral seeds to be collected throughout Turkey would be multiplied by Directorate General of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM) and the vegetables produced from these ancestral seeds would be sold in special sections in the markets. In this project, which was implemented during the period of Deputy Minister Ayşe Ayşin Işıkgece's General Directorate of TİGEM, contracted production could not be started with the ancestral seeds collected throughout Turkey.
PAKDEMİRLİ HAS BEEN QUIET IN FERTILIZER LOBBY'S FERTILIZER PROFITEERING!
Pakdemirli dealt the biggest blow to the farmer during his tenure. While the fact that the prices of fertilizers have increased by 100 percent in the last year in countries where Turkey imports fertilizer, fertilizer prices in Turkey increased by 500 to 600 percent on the grounds of foreign markets revealed the great profiteering on fertilizers. It was meaningful that Minister Pakdemirli remained silent about this profiteering, in order not to confront the fertilizer lobby against this TURKSTAT-certified hit.
HE TRIED TO BE SHOWMAN IN ORDER TO EXTEND HIS TENURE TIME!
Pakdemirli, who tried to create a perception in the public with imaginary projects in agriculture, finally turned to showmanship. Forgetting that he is an appointed minister, by referring to the summit held in Ahlatlıbel by the leaders of the 6 opposition parties, Pakdemirli said, "We will bury you in the ballot box, even if 6 of you or 66 of you come together."
“WE HAVE MONEY SO WE ARE IMPORTING!”
The words "We have money that we import" which is on the agenda in Turkey and reveals the logic of how agriculture has been managed for years; belonged to Minister Pakdemirli. In a statement to Yeni Akit newspaper, Minister Pakdemirli said, "We have money so we import" to criticize the so-called opposition and to demonstrate Turkey's power. Pakdemirli had to clarify his words when his words drew great public reaction.
CLOSE CONSULTANTS STRIKE IT RICH IN 4 YEARS!
During Minister Pakdemirli's 4-year tenure, the farmer and the country's agriculture were constantly going backwards, while Pakdemirli's close consultant team strike it rich, so to speak. The special closeness of Selen Kocabaş, who is a close friend from Turkcell, with the advertising and PR companies of her friends who left Turkcell, and the fact that the ministry's promotional works with a serious budget were carried out entirely through these agencies, drew attention.