İYİ Party's Osman Ertürk Özel Criticizes Economy in Eskişehir

Stating that Turkey has been experiencing economic hardships for a long time during his program in Eskişehir, İYİ Party Secretary General Osman Ertürk Özel criticized TÜİK data and external debt figures.

İYİ Party Secretary General Osman Ertürk Özel stated in his speech in Eskişehir that Turkey has been facing chronic economic problems for a long time. Conveying that a total inflation rate of 240 percent has been seen in the last three years based on TÜİK data, Özel noted that rent and energy costs have multiplied during this process. In addition, he criticized current economic policies by stating that the short-term external debt stock has reached 248 billion dollars.

Including allegations of fund embezzlement in his speech, the İYİ Party Secretary General noted that there is a size of approximately 850 billion liras in stock market and money market funds. Arguing that this issue has not been investigated sufficiently, Özel claimed that there are different practices and a double standard in the justice mechanism between ordinary citizens and politicians.