Electricity is now the commodity that Turkish citizens have been protesting about in recent weeks because of the huge bills.
Citizens do not hesitate to take to the streets, demanding the resignation of the government, while the opposition now uses electricity as the tip of its spear to “hit” the government.
Speaking after yesterday's cabinet meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures to reduce electricity bills by about 3 euros , but today's main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, complained that the government did not -As he said- his own announcement for the reduction of the bills.
“(Erdogan) made a statement on Monday, January 31, and ended up doing what I said (on electricity). It means that they can not rule the state. “This means that we know how the state is run,” said Kemal Kilicdaroglu in his parliamentary group.
Protest rallies across the country
Hundreds of people protested yesterday against high electricity prices in Rizuda, the Turkish president's place of origin, demanding that the increases be withdrawn. Protests also took place in other areas – mainly in western Turkey – in Bodrum, Milas, Fethiye, etc. Hundreds of people demanded that prices be reduced, saying: “Energy is a right and cannot be sold out .”
At the beginning of 2022, gas prices increased by 25%, while electricity prices increased by 127% for monthly consumption of more than 150 kilowatt hours.
