‘AKP government sees citizens as customers’

akpIt was claimed that the energy promises in Turkey’s 2018 election manifesto were left up in the air. CHP Vice President Ahmet Akın said: “The AKP has no policy other than an increase. The AKP government sees citizens as customers. We will not see citizens as customers, ”he said.

TIMED 17 TIMES

Akın said that since 2018, the electricity tariff has increased 10 times and the natural gas tariff 17 times. Akın said, “The electricity bill has increased by 360% and the natural gas bill has increased by 456% since 2018 in residences,” adding, “There was a nationwide power outage in the summer of 2021. In February 2022, production was stopped due to power outages and natural gas in industrial facilities. Stating that no measures were taken on energy efficiency, Akın said: “The 2018 election declaration included a promise to establish specialized energy industrial zones. However, no concrete progress has been made in many cities regarding the promised regions of specialization since 2018.

Ahmet Akin

‘They made a raise after a raise’

CHP Vice President Ahmet Akın said: “The energy promises in the 2018 election campaign were up in the air. They said cheap energy; They made raise after raise. They said they will ensure security of supply, production has been halted due to power outages and natural gas in the industry. They said that we will strengthen the infrastructure, Isparta remained in the dark for days.