Kılıçdaroğlu's visit to Gaziantep: Turkey is the battering ram of the Middle East

CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, during his visits in Gaziantep, touched upon Turkey's strategic position in the Middle East and emphasized the importance of the agreement signed with Libya, which was accepted by the United Nations. Stating that Turkey should act as a regional power, Kılıçdaroğlu reiterated his proposal to establish a Ministry of Tradesmen against the economic difficulties faced by tradesmen.

Kılıçdaroğlu visited the Gaziantep Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen and listened to the competition problems faced by tradesmen against chain markets. Stating that tradesmen are losing blood, Kılıçdaroğlu expressed that a Ministry of Tradesmen should be established as a solution.

During his contacts at the Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce, Kılıçdaroğlu drew attention to the unemployment problem and stated that 100,000 workers in the city had been laid off. Expressing that the shift of investments in the textile sector abroad is a loss, Kılıçdaroğlu argued that the current economic structure is insufficient to protect production chains.

Evaluation: While acknowledging that Turkey needs a new constitution, Kılıçdaroğlu suggested that a law on political ethics is needed first for this to happen. Drawing attention to the problems experienced in state institutions through the cooperation of politicians and bureaucrats, Kılıçdaroğlu stated that the economic system needs to be restructured.