Vice President Yılmaz: I saw on television last month that the poverty line is 97 thousand liras

Responding to questionsasked by members of parliament, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said, "The figures do not support you. I said it a moment ago. There is an expenditureof around 1.1 or 1.2 perthousand. It is a lowerexpenditurecompared to the old system. Besides,I should alsoI have to sayit. If it had not been our President, who is the candidate of the People's Alliance, but his opponent who had been elected, there would now be 6 vice presidents.Who knows howmany ministers there would have been;during the coalition governments of the 90s,the numbers reached 35 or 36.Probably over 30. there would be a minister above it. Actually, that is when the presidential office reached the point of wasteintermsof. Also, we do not know who else was promisedthe position of vice president, beyond those officiallyannounced. If you add themas well it would be much higher," he said.

Responding tocriticism regarding thePresidential Complex,Vice President Yılmaz said, "I insistently say the same thing.First of all, there is a mosque there. Prayers, including Friday prayers, areperformed, and everyone comes. Thelibrary is open 24/7.open. Congress Center open. Additionally, for those who want to visit the more official sections of the Presidential Complex, perhaps Mr. Ali Mahir (Başarır) might also want to visit. That is why I will provide the address: ziyaret.tccb.gov.tr/. Whether they are tourists or our citizens, everyone can access this site. They can say 'I want to visit' and they are given tours within a certain system. In other words, 'citiyour statement that 'it is not open' is incorrect. Please, if you want to visit, you can enter this website or request an appointment from me, and I will show you around," he said.Emphasizing that five in ten thousand of the general

budget is being used, Yılmaz stated, "What is this limit? 'The poverty line is 97 thousand liras, I saw it on television last month. I am asking, what is this limit?"budget startingappropriationcannot exceed 5 per thousand ofour laws state. As oflastyear,in 2024, the general bOur President has usedfive ten-thousandthsof the initialappropriation. There is a usagethat is 10 times below the limit. As of thisyear, it is around three ten-thousandthsin terms of usage. He expressed itas if theentire budgetwasa largeportion being spent on these matters, which is not accurate, but if there is a needit will certainly beused. Tas all countries useit," he said.

Providing information regarding the number of vehicles in the Presidency, Vice President Yılmaz stated, "At the Presidency, we allocate20 vehiclesin case a need arises or something urgent happens. That is correct. However, only 7 vehicles were purchased in 2024. We have allocated 20 vehicles again for 2025. So far, not a single one has been purchased. The NATO summit is coming up, perhaps for thatif there is a need, a purchasemight be made. I am not saying it won't be, but generally, these 20 vehicles are allocated. It is a contingency appropriation.is set as a requirement. It is set as an urgent needthat can beused if necessary. But when you look at thepast,we see that this has not been used much,he stated..

Issues regarding women are not just about LGBT discussing it througha lens that is unfair, Yılmaz noted, "If you are discussing the issue regarding women only in the context of LGBT, you are doing agreat injustice to women. That is the first point. Secondly, you areunder the influence of globalist rhetoricand thepastIf we look at the matter, you are looking at your own society with an orientalist perspective.This is a long intellectual debate.But your perspective is not at all that I do not agree with this, and Iwould like to statehere that the Kurdish peoplewillnot give the slightestcredence to this perspective of yoursat all," he said.

Thungerline in Turkey is onlyTÜRK-İŞ's calculations, Yılmaz noted, "Thehungerand poverty line you speak of is TÜRK-İŞcalculations made by TÜRK-İŞ. What it calculates as povertyI saw on television last month was 97 thousand liras. That is, almost 2,500 dollarsit defines someone with an income of this amount as poor. You could also say 5 thousand dollars. Youcan also increase the can. Tyou can declare the entire society poor. But this is not an internationalstandard, a statisticbased approach. These are studies likely prepared by unions to serve as a basis for their union demands. We, of course,are themost cWe will continue to fight againstextreme poverty rates.We will continueour pathwith a strong social policy," he said.