Financial Hardship in Gaziantep Brought to Parliament's Agenda
The submission of an euthanasia petition to the governorate by a citizen working on minimum wage due to an economic impasse has resonated in Parliament and increased criticisms of economic policies.
The application by a father of three working on minimum wage in Gaziantep to the Gaziantep Governorate requesting euthanasia due to livelihood difficulties has been brought to the parliamentary agenda by a Labor Party deputy.
Euthanasia Petition Submitted to the Governorate
A father of three trying to make a living on minimum wage in Gaziantep submitted a petition containing a request for euthanasia to the Gaziantep Governorate due to economic hardships.
The citizen's petition emphasized that he was mentally and physically exhausted under the burden of making a living and that under current economic conditions, he no longer had a life worthy of human dignity.
The Incident Brought to Parliament's Agenda
Labor Party Gaziantep Deputy Sevda Karaca brought this grave application to the parliamentary agenda, forwarding the issue to authorities via a parliamentary question.
Karaca argued that poverty, deepened by the government's economic policies, drives working people to the point of ending their lives.
Parliamentary Question Addressed to Cevdet Yılmaz
Deputy Sevda Karaca prepared a written parliamentary question for Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz to answer, opening the issue for debate on the parliamentary floor.
The question drew attention to the devastating effects of increasing economic pressures on citizens and the failure to provide living conditions worthy of human dignity.
Criticisms of Economic Policies
Stating that the Medium-Term Program was prepared in favor of capital, Karaca expressed that this program practically showed workers and laborers death.
Additionally, emphasis was placed on the rising poverty during this process, the inability to meet children's basic needs, and the care burden on women's shoulders.