Opposition parties' group proposals rejected in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

In the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), following off-agenda speeches and evaluations by group deputy chairmen, the assembly moved on to the group proposals of political parties regarding the agenda.

The group proposals of the Saadet Party on the "declaration of reserve building areas," the IYI Party on "taking necessary measures regarding drug use," the DEM Party on "inflation," and the CHP on "redetermining the election procedures for university rectors" were discussed separately.

Speaking on his party's group proposal, Saadet Party Hatay Deputy Necmettin Çalışkan criticized the reserve areas declared in regions affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes.

Stating that citizens have lightly and moderately damaged buildings in areas with high rental income potential, Çalışkan said, "You are telling people whose houses don't even have a broken window, 'we will demolish these places.' This country is not that rich. Another uncertainty is this: people have moved into their homes, and you are saying, 'we will evacuate, get out.' Based on what are you going to demolish them? Who did you ask? If an area is to be expropriated, the residents there should be consulted."

IYI Party Trabzon Deputy Yavuz Aydın stated that great responsibility falls on relevant ministries, especially families, to protect young people from harmful habits.

Arguing that drug suppliers and barons are not being pursued sufficiently, Aydın also criticized the deterrent effect of current penalties.

Aydın stated, "A sensitive citizen who sees drug users and reports them to the police sees that the criminals are caught, but then witnesses them being released 2-3 hours later. This situation undermines the citizen's trust in the state."

DEM Party Şırnak Deputy Mehmet Zeki İrmez said that life has entered a much more difficult process for millions of citizens living on their wages. Stating that the hunger threshold rose to 18 thousand 969 liras in May, İrmez said, "The government's failure to raise the minimum wage in June is not a situation that can be explained by reason or conscience."

İrmez expressed that it is essential to establish a research commission in the Parliament to determine the minimum wage at a rate worthy of human dignity and to remove the minimum wage from being the base wage in Turkey.

''IT IS SEEN THAT APPOINTED RECTORS DO NOT POSSESS SCIENTIFIC MERIT''

CHP Istanbul Deputy Suat Özçağdaş said that the Constitutional Court ruled 6 years later that rector appointments cannot be regulated by statutory decrees (KHK).

Expressing that the change made to the Higher Education Law (YÖK) via KHK with this decision is contrary to the Constitutional article stating that universities are public legal entities with scientific autonomy, Özçağdaş said, "In the rector appointments made within the framework of the aforementioned KHK, YÖK's criteria for nominating candidates and the process have not been open to the public. It is seen that the appointed rectors often do not possess scientific merit, have not worked as faculty members in the institutions they were appointed to in the past, and lack management experience."

AK Party Kocaeli Deputy Sadettin Hülagü, on the other hand, said that the Constitutional Court's cancellation decision in question was procedural. Stating that according to Article 130 of the Constitution, rectors are selected and appointed by the President, and deans by YÖK, Hülagü said, "There is no hesitation regarding the President's authority to appoint rectors, other than the procedure for identifying candidates. Furthermore, contrary to what is claimed, no substantive change has been made to the procedure of selecting some members of the Higher Education Council by the Inter-University Council. The current procedure for dean appointments is still in effect."

In the votes held after the discussions, the group proposals of the opposition parties were not accepted.

ADVISORY BOARD DECISION

On the other hand, according to the Advisory Board decision accepted in the General Assembly, if the discussions on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Capital Markets Law, which includes regulations regarding crypto assets, are completed today, the General Assembly will not work tomorrow.

Following the group proposals, the General Assembly moved on to the discussions of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Capital Markets Law, which includes regulations regarding crypto assets.

News Source: AA