AKP's Zengin says 'we are proud of hiring without merit': CHP's Günaydın asks

As budget negotiations continue in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey,a debatehas eruptedbetween the AKP and CHPover'merit-basedhiring'. A debate ensued. CHP Group Deputy Chair Gökhan Günaydın questioned the government's interview-freethe hiring processand criticized it, asking "Do you have no shame?" AKP Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin, in response to Günaydın, said, "Yes, we are not ashamed; we are proud of the work we do."

Gökhan Günaydın and Özlem Zengin betwThe debate that took placeis as follows:

Gökhan Günaydın:

Under the roof of thisParliament, manylaborerscan nevermake a living, they cannotreceive a salary commensurate with their statusand they have no socialsecurity. In contrast,Necdet Ünüvar'his daughter served as an AKP MP for the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26thterms, so should she just remain idle?You made his child the Rector of Ankara University, so should his son remain idle? He graduated from the faculty,so he was immediately appointed to the Ministry of Energy.He was appointedto the Ministry of Energy immediately.Yes.you have consulted. Now, at the Ministry of Trade, a general manager assistant. Should his daughter also remain unemployed? You have brought his daughter into the parliament without an exam or interview,just like his son. While thousands of people are walking around unemployed, you are hiring AKP members and the children of your supporters without iyou are hiring without exams. Do you haveno shameat all, my friend? These days in Turkey will pass, and peoplewill work with morality,find jobs based on merit, and Turkey will attain a system of justicea period will come. We will build this together.Özlem Zengin:These debates

arise from an overdose when group deputy chairs start speaking. The issue is beyond

a matter of calmness...For example, one after another, to people something... For example, one after another, to peopleWhen you turn around and ask, "Do you have no shame?" what kind of answer are you expecting? Yes, we are not ashamed; we are proud of the work we do. We are proud of it, why should we be ashamed? What is there to be ashamed of... What kind oftone is this? THE NIECE WHOM ÖZLEM ZENGİN INTRODUCED TO ERDOĞAN WAS APPOINTED

AKP Group Deputy ChairÖzlem Zengin

at the Judicial and Administrative Judges and Public Prosecutors Assignment Ceremonyhad previously made remarks regarding the appointment.among the candidates in the examher nephew Mehmet Arif Dağhan, who was among the candidates, had been introduced to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Justice Yılmaz TunçwithLater, Zengin's nephew Mehmet Arif Dağhan was appointed as a judge in Konya.

CHP Group Deputy Chair Gökhan Günaydın: While thousands of people are unemployed, you are hiring AKP members and the children of your supporters without interviews or exams. Do you have no shame?

AKP's Özlem Zengin: Yes, we are not ashamed; we are proud of the work we do. pic.twitter.com/JvgWgPUEwI

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