The deputies went and took the salaries
Applicant 314 former deputies whose parliamentary functions ended on May 14 because they were not elected or elected, received 111 thousand liras of parliamentary salaries for 1.5 months, covering the period from May 15 to 31 and from June 1 to 30, when they do not they would work in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. 314 deputies, who will no longer work as deputies in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, left without returning the 35 million lira they were paid, deducted from the people’s taxes.
THEY ARE NOT EVEN CANDIDATES
Deputies are paid a 3 month salary in advance instead of a monthly salary. The salary for January, February and March of this year was paid on January 1, 2023. Finally, on April 1, the salary corresponding to the 3 months of April, May and June was paid in advance. The monthly salary of deputies is about 74 thousand lire. Since 3 months’ salary was paid in advance, each of the deputies received 222 thousand lire on April 1. At that time it was known that the elections would take place on May 18 and that many deputies would not be able to return to Parliament. Furthermore, he was not even nominated again by many of the proxy parties. However, this situation was not taken into account at all, since if all the deputies were to return to their functions on May 15, the payment was made in advance.
RETURN NECESSARY
When the elections ended, 314 deputies were safely out of parliament. Therefore, the salary of one and a half months that they were paid for the period from May 15 to June 30, when they will not work in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, has no real justification. In addition, 314 new deputies who entered Parliament instead of them began to receive cash payments for a month and a half. Under normal circumstances, 314 people whose parliamentary term has expired must pay back a total of 111,000 lira, including the 37,000 lira they received in May and the 74,000 lira they received in June. However, it has not yet been returned.
It’s enough to make 35 earthquake victims homeowners.
Durmuş Yılmaz, who was elected MHP deputy at the time when the 2015 elections were cancelled, went down in history as the only deputy who returned his salary, claiming that he did not deserve it. There is no legislative provision that mandates the return of these unearned wages. 35 million liras, which 314 former deputies have not yet returned, corresponds to the 1-month salary of 4,647 retirees or 4,098 minimum wage earners. With the 35 million lira that the former deputies pocket and take with them, new houses can be built for about 35 earthquake victims who have been left homeless. Many former deputies contacted by SÖZCÜ said that they would not return the salary, saying: “We spent it on the elections.”