Turkish political officials and the problem of luxury cars

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the news of ordering a car for the highest religious official of the government Erdogan has exploded like a news bomb and has attracted the attention of all political circles in Turkey.

The story is that Ali Arbash Grand Mufti and the head of religious organizations of the Turkish government who manages all jurisprudence issues. – Dini is in charge of mosques and congregational imams, ordered an expensive car, only a few of which entered Turkey and were used in the presidential office.

Ali Arbash attended the prayer ceremony for the unveiling of Turkey’s national electric car, but reporters showed that he still did not drive the car donated by the electric car factory and came to the ceremony in an Audi.

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The worse news was that the publication of the documents of Arbash’s office requests showed that he will soon hand over the current Audi to one of the deputies and ordered an expensive Audi car for himself, the price of which is 15 million liras.

It means a price 10 times the price of a Turkish electric SUV and money equivalent to the monthly salary of eight hundred Turkish workers! In other words, in order to fight inflation, the Erdogan government asked the people to adopt economic austerity, but most of the officials of this country drive luxury Mercedes Benz and Audi cars.

Ahmad Khaqan, editor of Hurriyet newspaper and one of the writers close to Erdogan who always tries to justify The government’s mistakes, writes special content, this time against the social sensitivity of the Audi Arbash car news, he was forced to state the truth and wrote: “Until yesterday, they said that Ali Arbash, as the most important religious and jurisprudential figure in Turkey, does not know Arabic and needs a translator. and even the text of the prayer should be held in his hand to be able to read it. Now the car issue has also been added”. He should be accountable and not let these issues take away the reputation of the Justice and Development Party. /Image/1403/02/11/1403021115000753429923764.jpg”/>
Ankara newspaper also dedicated its front page photo and headline to this issue and by publishing a detailed report, announced that these actions, institutions It puts religion and mosques out of people’s eyes.

Karar wrote in his headline “Prayed for Turkey’s national car, but Audi drives!” He has 6 other luxury cars at his disposal, none of which are even average and all of them are very luxurious and expensive. If the highest religious figure of Turkey is so wasteful, how can we expect frugality from other officials of the country? If a religious figure orders the most expensive car in the world for himself, how can the imams of the congregations under his command invite people to economic austerity and avoid extravagance?

In Turkish political literature, there is a famous term called “maqam araji” or officials’ vehicle, which means an expensive, luxurious and black car. . These types of cars are used not only by the president, ministers and high officials, but also by famous businessmen and rich people, as well as by the heads of mafia networks, and the two common features of all of them are that they must be expensive and black!

The report of the Birgun newspaper published in Ankara has shown that a total of 116 thousand vehicles are at the disposal of Turkish ministries and government agencies, all of which are owned by the government, but in addition to them, more than 30 thousand vehicles are also owned by the government. The form of the annual rental contract is available to the authorities and departments.

Mehmet Shimsek, the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey and the helmsman of this country’s economy, has announced that at least five hundred very luxurious and expensive cars of the officials will soon be sold in the auction and the proceeds from it , will be deposited into the treasury. But despite this, some government organizations are still trying to buy expensive foreign cars with zero kilometers! Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Chrysler, Audi and Jaguar are more popular than others, but typically, most top executives prefer to have Audi at their feet.

Some Turkish politicians also love old cars, and for example, the government of Baghçeli, a friend of Erdogan and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, has a collection of twelve old cars that, despite their age, they occasionally personally drive behind. He sits at the wheel and spins with them.

But no matter how you want to count, in Turkey, you will not find a government official, politician, judge, security figure, governor, governor, mayor, businessman, and important person who will show up. Let’s talk about the car. It must be luxurious and a foreign brand, and it must be black! But now, during the unprecedented economic crisis that has made life difficult for the people of Turkey, the purchase of these cars has aroused people’s sensitivity.

What does the Grand Mufti of Turkey need for Audi?
As mentioned, Ali Arbash also He currently owns an Audi 6, but will soon be getting an Audi 8. This car, which has 335 horsepower, has many options, and in addition to the high cost of buying the car, a significant cost will also be paid for its bulletproofing. Istanbul has little traffic and movements, why should he order such a car. He himself has already said in response to a question about the car of the Turkish authorities: “When the credibility of our government is at stake, we must try to use the best tools so that they do not see us in a position of weakness.”

This is the same. It is a justification that has already been expressed by Erdogan. /11/140302111455110229923714.jpg”/>
When the Beştepe presidential palace in Ankara was built with 1,200 rooms and several halls and halls and a large library by Erdoğan’s order, Erdoğan responded to widespread criticism from the opposition. , announced that these expenses are only to increase the credibility of the government and when credibility issues are raised, saving is not allowed! Justice and the fight against poverty have come to the fore, now this party has brought luxury to levels and levels that have been criticized by many people and elites in Turkey in buying cars and airplanes and building government buildings.

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