Özgür Özel in Güngören following the party congress election: He announced the minimum wage figure he has in mind

The venue for this week's CHP 'The Nation Protects Its Will' rally is Güngören. In the message sent by the imprisoned presidentialcandidate İmamoğlu to the rally, hestated,“We are not rivals to our opponents for power, but to the country's problemsof to overcome. We are candidates to ensure justice and freedom for everyone and everywhere. We arecandidates toensure it," he said.

Citizens gathered in the area for the rally in question.At the rally, the message from the imprisoned presidential candidate İmamoğlu was read by CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik.—

"Beautiful people of Güngören,my very dear fellowcitizens, esteemed ladies and gentlemen, the youth who are the guarantee of our future, my dearchildren… Today, amongyou ...even if I cannot be among you, I embrace you with the mostsincere feelings.I embrace each and every one of you with longing. You are here to teach a substantial lesson to those who think they can separate us with walls and bars, or make us forgotten by imprisoning us.Thank you, may you be well; Ilove you all very much. At our Congress held over the weekend,the valid voteswerere-elected as Chairman of the Republican People's Party by receiving all of thevotes, Iheartily congratulate my esteemed Chairman Özgür Özel. With his principled, courageousstruggle, and his friendlyand bigheartwith his stance, he is an example to us all. On behalf of all Republican People's Party members,I say, 'I am glad we have our Özgür Özel,' I am glad we have our Özgür Özel. I wholeheartedly congratulate all my comradeswho were electedto the Party Assembly and the High Disciplinary Committee.I congratulatethem sincerely. Justnot just our party, but acommon sense and common will that will encompass our entire nationto the construction of this cadre, which will lead the way, on behalf of our countrya historichas undertaken a duty. The Republican People's Party is now in a totalmobilization for poweris within.This is a power above all parties, all individuals, it is the power of the nation,it belongs to the nation.”

“WE GAVE THE NATION'S MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE NATION; WE DID IT IN THE MUNICIPALITY, WE WILLDO IT IN THE GOVERNMENTAS WELL”

"The people of Güngören know very well what we mean bygoverning, our ethics and our understanding ofadministration. Weare not seeking power to defeat our rivals, butto overcome the country'sproblems. We seek power to ensure justice and freedom for everyone, everywhere, and toto providewe are candidates. Theunparalleledsocialsupport programs show how westand by all our fellow citizensin need, as the esteemed residents of Güngören know very well. In Güngören, very gWe did the work. We opened nurseries, libraries...We created green spaces, squares, and landscaping projects...We built parking lots, large infrastructure investments wererealized.we transformed... Weturned the Güngören Slaughterhouse, which was the subject of complaints,into a Living Centerwith a nursery, alibrary, a wedding hall, and a sports facility.Wecarriedit out... We are transforming risky buildings in Gençosman NeighborhoodWe built the KİPTAŞ Doğakent Houses to replace the Doğakent Site, which was demolished after being declared a disaster area, and we delivered the keys to the rightful owners. Thank God wedid all of thiswithout letting a single bite of illicit food pass through our throats.We gave the nation's moneydirectly back to the nation. We did it in the municipality, and wewill do it in the government as well.will. We will ensure that the public servicesandperformanceofRepublican People's Party municipalities are increased manifold and spread across the nation, and we will be the remedy for our citizens' troubles.”

“LET EVERYONE KNOW…”

“Let everyone know: Under a CHP government, we will make quality education free and free education high-quality. We will turn public schools back into the best schools in the countrywe will do. Under a CHP government childrenwill not go to schoolhungry, they will not go hungry at school. Let everyone know: Under a CHP governmentwith 'Basic Citizenship Income', at least one minimum wage amountof money will enter every household. Everyone will find a home to live in. Let everyone know: Under a CHP government, for the youthjobsWe will find jobs, we will provide useful education. Let everyone know: Under a CHP government, we will governlocally.We will make our cities resilient, and life in our citiessafe, prosperous, and affordable.Wealone can do all of this.Our nation knows this very well. The nation sees the difference in the municipalities.our, superioritywas seen; nowthe difference in the governmentour, superiorwants to see our future and take a breath of relief. Your unjust,lawless, baseless lawsuits, your slanders and conspiracies will not save you. The nation has made its decision: The ballot box will come, the government will change. One person will lose, and our 86 million honorable citizens who are thirsty for justice and freedom will win.Everything will be very beautiful. Ekremİmamoğlu. Silivri Prison.”CHP Chairman Özgür Özel continued his speech by addressing the economic crisis and the minimum wage.

Stating that the minimum wage should be at least 30,000 Turkish Liras, Özel emphasized that the government's policies have impoverished the public. Highlights from Özgür Özel'sspeech are as follows:

"We are in Güngören, the beautiful district oflabor and sweat. We lost 8 times, but we did not hold a grudge against Güngören; we looked for the mistakewithin ourselves. After seeing the 5 years ofservice in Güngören,in the last elections, Mayor Ekremsaw...gave 44 percent of the vote to the Mayor.They think that if we oppress them, they will back down.

We have not backed down from the struggle or from service.We have not, and we will not.We held our party congress over the weekend.We renewed our program unanimously. 

They re-elected me.I am here with a renewed energy.for bringing me to thisduty, Ithank you.

We willsolve allproblems forthe people. Wewill also bring to Turkeywe will bring equality and justice.

You know, when the AKP came to power, when Erdoğan wanted the Presidential system, he said 'we will governfaster'.He said 'we will governlike a company'.He did what he said. He founded a company, he became the head of that company,and governed the companymanages it as if it were a company. That company's name is 'KADAŞ'. The black order's company. The place where those with connections riseup, the company where justice can never find a place for itself. In the AK Party's black order rents in Istanbul are ra 40 percent increase.

We are at such a pointthat civil servants were receiving 18 thousand liras in retirement bonuses, and houses in Istanbul were 15 thousand liras. A comparable house is now 5 million liras. We have become a country where it is impossible to even dream of putting a roof over one's head. They passed a budget. No one is looking out for the minimum wage earner or the retiree. And thenErdoğan has come out and said, 'Turkey has turned from a country that receives into a country that gives.'it. I ask, does the mathof the lower class ever fail? It does not.

The minimum wage used to buy 7 quartergold coins, now it buys 2 quarter goldcoins. A farmer used to sell one kilo of whethey were selling wheat and buying a liter of diesel.

This is how the AK Party's darkorder works. The amount they collect is clear, but who are they giving it to? This year, the tax that will be waived from the wealthyis 768 billion. 

Afterwinning the election,you are all invited. On MondayWe will goin front of the Bozdoğan Aqueduct,and we will have thepolice and students dance the halay shoulder to shoulder!The firstImmediately after the election, cemevis will be recognized as places of worship just as much as mosques are, and Madımak will be a place of shame, it will be a museum, and peoplewill be thirsty for justicethere will be no statute of limitations for crimes, those cases will be re-opened, there will be no statute of limitations, those cases will be re-opened!

In this country, the hunger threshold is 30 thousand liras, the poverty threshold is 97 thousand liras, and the minimum wage is 22 thousand liras. The country is in such a dilemma that the minimum wage is too little for the one receiving it and too high for the one paying it. The minimum wage earner cannot make ends meet with this salary. The minimum wage must be 39 thousand liras. Today, our proposal is that the minimum wage should be 39 thousand liras. It is not enough, but it would provide some breathing room. The state must step in here andwill emerge. 

There is a mentalitythat keeps 16 of our mayorsin prison, appoints trustees to 13 municipalities in total, 3 of which are ours, and has citiesmanaged by its ownappointees.This mentality kept us waiting for an indictment for 8 months. To be triedisnot to judge, but I said we are waiting for an indictmentto judge.We requested a legal regulation for live broadcasts on TRT and a link that any television station that wishes can broadcast from.Mr. Devlet supported it, and Mr. Tayyip said if Mr. Devlet wants it, it shall be done.Yesterday we submitted the legislative proposal, and while the entire opposition supported it, it was rejected by the votes of the AKP-MHP.I am calling out to Mr. Devlet and Mr. Tayyip: If you did not accept it because we were the ones who brought the proposal, if you are sincere, then bringthe proposal yourselves, you bring it and we will vote for it. We are ready to support it.Let the nation listen to both the slander and the truth, and let the nation make the decision.

It is time to organize factories, and to explain to them that we are the party of labor.It is time to be on the streets, to be on our feet, and tostruggle. Our presidentialcandidate is a prisoner."

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