President Erdoğan stated that municipalities should pay their debts to the Social Security Institution (SGK) regarding CHP Chairman Özel. Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security announced that municipalities owe a total of 96 billion liras to the Social Security Institution. The Ministry sent debt notifications to all municipalities with debts and emphasized that the debts should be collected.
Mind-blowing Post from CHP
The CHP Communication account shared the 3 metropolitan municipalities taken over from the AK Party and their debts to the Social Security Institution. According to this post:
- Bursa Metropolitan Municipality’s debt is 670 million 252 thousand 930 TL
- The debt of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality is 90 million 855 thousand 852 TL
- Denizli Metropolitan Municipality’s debt is 28 million 726 thousand 324 TL
The Explanation That Reveals the Horrific Picture
In a statement made by Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan, it was stated that the 5 most indebted municipalities are CHP-run. Here are those municipalities and their debt amounts:
- Ankara Metropolitan Municipality: 5.7 billion TL
- Izmir Metropolitan Municipality: 5.3 billion TL
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: 3.3 billion TL
- Adana Metropolitan Municipality: 3 billion TL
- Şişli District Municipality: 1.8 billion TL
Şişli District Municipality’s Debt
It was revealed that the debt of Şişli District Municipality, which has been under the administration of the CHP for years, is 1.8 billion TL, approximately 2.5 times more than the total debt of the three AK Party metropolitan municipalities that the CHP shares.
CHP’s Post Was Criticized
The post, in which CHP criticized AK Party municipalities for sharing their debts, quickly sparked reactions and criticism towards CHP.
