100 percent to the palace, 25 percent to the pensioner

Although the AKP government emphasizes thrift, the costs of the Beştepe Palace are increasing exponentially. The low-income struggle to earn a living.

Noting that even the palace’s cost per minute exceeds the salary of two pensioners, CHP Vice President Hasan Efe Uyar said, “The palace’s spending, which was TL 316 million in May, has risen to TL 647 million. in June. There was a 25 percent increase in retirement,” he said.

Explaining the picture of poverty in Turkey with data, Uyar said: “Retirees in Turkey have no right to live. The hunger limit for a family of 4 was raised to 11,658 TL and the poverty line to 37,974 TL. In this table, the pension is 7,500 TL, the pension for widows and orphans is between 3,750 TL and 5,625 TL; He condemned pensioners, widows and orphans to hunger and poverty ”.

PALACE COST

Uyar said: “The total allocation of the Presidency in 2022 reached 4 billion TL. Thus, the amount of daily average spending, which was calculated to be around 10 million lira in 2021, increased by 40 percent in 2022 and became TL 14,694,000. The daily expenses of the palace are millionaires, even his minute of spending exceeds two pensions. The palace’s spending, which was TL 316 million in May, was TL 647 million in June. There is an increase of more than 100 percent. There was only a 25 percent increase in retirement. While 80 percent of the more than 15 million retirees cannot live on their salary, the palace spends millions per minute.