Erdoğan’s new tactic for electoral fraud

– International news – Tasnim News Agency, it is clear that the victory in the next April election in Turkey is of vital importance for the political parties of this country. Because from now on, the ruling party and the opposition parties have come together in a serious way and Erdoğan asked his allies to try to prevent the municipalities from falling into the hands of the opposition in other important and strategic provinces besides Istanbul and Ankara. . . Hatay is a strategic and very important city on the border between Turkey and Syria and on the Mediterranean coast, and the People’s Republic Party, as the oldest Kemalist party against Erdogan, has been in charge of Hatay’s metropolis for many years.

Dr. Lotfi Savash, doctor and politician from In the first years of his political activity, Hatai was with Erdogan’s party, but later he joined the People’s Republic Party and has been the mayor of Hatai since 10 years ago and has been nominated for the next round of elections.

– It has attracted a lot of industry. This time, Lotfi Savash, as usual, refused to go to welcome Erdogan, and as a result, Erdogan’s speech was full of harsh words and statements against the mayor and his party. He said that he has revealed a new political-election tactic, which is considered a serious danger by political activists.

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Hatay is one of the cities that receives a large population of Syrian refugees, and at the same time, during the earthquake of Kahraman Marash, it also faced casualties and destruction. But since the mayor is not with the governor and the governor introduced by Erdogan’s government, he received the least aid during the reconstruction after the earthquake, and Erdogan defends this situation and makes it appear justified and normal!

The President of Turkey and the leader of the ruling party of this country, during the presentation ceremony of the candidate of the Justice and Development Party for the position of the mayor of Hatay in the upcoming elections, said to his supporters in this city: “Despite the fact that Hatay has received full national and nationwide investments, our city has not been able to reveal its potential due to the lack of a local management perspective and is facing problems in this regard. If the central government and the local administrative structure of a city are not coherent and coordinated with each other, special facilities will not reach that city. Did something happen to Hatay? no This city is still strange and sad. Unfortunately, the current local administrators in Hatay have the same old story after the destruction of Basra. No one knows where the mayor is! For this reason, I believe that if you vote for our candidate, my brother Mehmet On Turk, Hatay will start a new era with his efforts and his team of experts. Hatay has been lost because of the mentality of the Republican People’s Party. Because this party is not a person of action and only talks”. Erdoğan in his words mentioned a special historical event that, based on an old story about the city of Basra, Sineh The chest is quoted. In this story, a hungry dervish in Basra asks people for food from house to house and shop to shop. But no one is willing to give anything. Finally, a butcher gives the dervish a piece of raw meat. This time, Darvish asks people for firewood or fire. But still no answer. The dervish asks the Almighty God to grant him fire. Meanwhile, a huge fire descends on Basra. Everyone is trying to escape and save their lives, but Darvish coolly cooks the meat. The butcher also says in the middle of fear and rescue: Thank God, you have found a fiery end! Darvish also says: Yes. But after the destruction of Basra!

There are several important issues and messages in Erdogan’s words:

1. He does not shy away from stating that in the field of budget Facilities have a partisan approach and if people vote for someone other than the candidate of the ruling party to elect the mayor, they will not receive special facilities from the government!Erdogan openly declares that in recent years, both before and after the earthquake, Hatay has been held back and the government has actually taken revenge on the people of this city!

2. Comparing Hatay to a city burnt and destroyed, Erdogan promises the people that the only way to settle the city is to vote for the candidate of the ruling party in the upcoming elections instead of boycotting Hatay, be terminated!

Politicians’ sharp reaction

Erdogan’s statements in the crowd of people affected by the earthquake in the capital of Hatay province, met with strong and negative reactions from Turkish politicians and his message They considered it as an example of hostage-taking and applying party pressure.

Akram Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, said in response to Erdogan’s words: “I’m sorry. I have to state without flattery that the motivation and reasons for saying these words require a medical examination. Doctors should comment on Erdoğan’s mental state and find out why he threatens everyone so easily. But also know that our people are not afraid of these words. Know that this nation will respond to your threats. He admitted in front of the earthquake victims that he is not willing to send funds and facilities just because they did not vote for him and his comrades in the elections and the municipality is in the hands of the opposition party! I leave the answer to such behavior to the conscience of society”.

Ali Babajan, the leader of the Jahash and Democracy Party and one of Erdogan’s former allies, also said: “Erdogan is officially Intimidation and blackmail. He says, if you don’t vote for my candidate, your cities will remain in ruins! He says that if you do not support me in the local elections, you will not receive services. Now that one year has passed since the earthquake, instead of threatening and intimidating the people, it is better for Erdogan to answer this question: Where exactly was the government in the first 48 hours after the earthquake? Why didn’t you reach the people? I was in the area since the third day of the earthquake. I saw with my own eyes the great despair that the people of Marash and Hatay experienced. I witnessed the suffering of people who could not help their children, siblings, parents and loved ones. I lost some friends and colleagues of our party in those cities. We went from region to region, village to village. We entered the streets where none of the officials of Erdogan’s government had entered. Erdoğan has not responded to those doubts and the people must respond to his threats in the upcoming elections.” Members of the Future Party and Saadat Party used harsh words about the president and accused him of treason. Davutoglu said: “Erdogan’s words are an example of arrogance.” And it is an insult to people. How can a government official be so unscrupulous that he easily threatens people and abuses government property and facilities and his power and authority? Is this humanity? A person should not talk like that in front of his enemy. Unfortunately, even during the earthquake, they maintained their party divisions and gave more help to the villages and regions that were willing to vote for Akparty and Erdogan. When I heard Erdoğan’s arrogant words in Hatay, I really felt an earthquake inside me. How can such a person who openly demands ransom and says, if you don’t vote, there are no possibilities, how can he be the leader and representative of this nation? Interestingly, in Hatay, a martyr’s mother asked next to the year-old ruins left by the earthquake: Didn’t I vote for Erdogan? So why didn’t they do anything? I am impressed by seeing these pictures and hearing these words and I am sure that people will not forget such encounters and will give the necessary response”.

Alif Çakar, one of the Turkish political analysts, commented on Erdogan’s words as follows: “215 thousand houses collapsed in Hatay due to the earthquake. But in Kilis, this number reached 2 thousand houses. However, the government rebuilt a small percentage of Hatai houses. Fortunately, the reason is obvious. We heard Erdogan’s words. He clearly says: If you don’t vote for me and my party, there will be no budget and facilities! I asked Prof. Ugur Emek about the real dimensions of Hatay’s reconstruction.

He told me bluntly: “42 percent of the houses were severely damaged and destroyed.” The area is in Hatay. Until April 7, 2023, the total number of houses for which the government has signed a contract for reconstruction was 36,530, but 2,928 of these houses belong to Hatay, and the share of this province in the process of reconstruction is only 8%. Is. While the share of reconstruction in Ghazi Antep province is 30%! Why? Because Ms. Fatemeh Shahin, the mayor of Antep, is one of the confidants of Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party!” Erdogan and the opposition, to what extent will it affect the election results.

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