Crack in the People's Alliance: Unconventional statements from DSP leader Önder Aksakal

Democratic Left Party (DSP) Chairman Önder Aksakal, a partner in the People's Alliance, has made unconventional statements.

According to a report by Sözcü, Aksakal, who entered Parliament after being elected as an Istanbul deputy from the AKP, criticized the government for the first time in 19 months. Stating that the Ecevit-Yılmaz-Bahçeli coalition healed the wounds of the August 17, 1999, Marmara earthquake, Aksakal said that the presidential cabinet ignores these facts.

"There is waste in the public sector; we have fallen into a spiral," said Aksakal, who stated the following in the TBMM:

"HE HANDED OVER A TURKEY WITH ZERO TERROR"

"While emphasizing their services, the ministers referred to the figures of 2002 instead of the results of the AK Party's 22 years of performance. The 57th government, which handed over power to the AK Party, healed the wounds of the great Marmara earthquake. It made a revolution with 384 laws in 3.5 years and pulled the economy out of the quagmire. It handed over a Turkey with zero terror. The ministers ignored these."

"WHEN WASTE IS COMMITTED IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURES..."

"We must find ways to get out of the spiral we have fallen into today. There is a significant social consensus that waste is being committed in public expenditures. Carrying out projects by borrowing in foreign currency does more harm than good to our country's economy. Our social security system is also sounding the alarm. To reduce the financial deficit, populist approaches must be abandoned."

"AGRICULTURE IS NOT GIVEN IMPORTANCE"

"The factor that most affects the cost of living is food prices. Only 3 percent of budget appropriations are allocated to agriculture and forestry. This appropriation is very insufficient, and it is difficult to seek a solution to food inflation with these figures. If the problems in agriculture cannot be solved, we will face a food crisis and inflation will continue."