UNITED KAMU-İŞ Supports Firefighters' March to Ankara: "The government is not tired of deceiving the people!"

President Yıldırım: "If something good happens or something bad happens, the President is responsible"

Making a speech in Sakarya Square, United Public Workers Union President Orhan Yıldırım started his speech by commemorating all firefighters who lost their lives with gratitude. Yıldırım blamed the political power for not solving the problems of public employees for 23 years and made striking statements:

• Criticism of Deceiving the People: Stating that the government promises "let's solve all your problems, raise your wages" before each election but fails to keep them, he said "We are tired of hearing these promises again before each election, but the government is not tired of deceiving the people".

• Responsibility Emphasis: Emphasizing that the President is responsible for everything that happens in the country, good or bad, Yıldırım said, "No one can absolve himself of this responsibility".

• Reaction to the Claim of "No Money": He criticized the fact that public employees, workers, farmers and pensioners are not given the wages they deserve while the national income is said to have increased. "If he does not give, know that it is not because there is no money. When it comes to the interest payers, the money is paid in full," he said, citing as examples the payments made for unpassed highways, unlanded airplanes and unplanned airports.

• Responsible for Economic Victimization: Yıldırım concluded his speech with this harsh statement: "If the minimum wage cannot pay his rent, the President is responsible."

This march and press statement brought the demands of firefighters for their professional rights to the public agenda at a time of deepening economic crisis, and clearly revealed the focus of the union opposition's criticism of the government.