ANKARA - CHP's Ali Mahir Başarır who stated that the cost of President Erdoğan going from the palace to the parliament, which are in the same city, costs 5 million TL and it is paid by the people.
Republican People's Party (CHP) Mersin Deputy and Party Assembly Member Ali Mahir Başarır shared the information that the first 7-month expenditure of the Presidency Protection Department was 161 million TL in a speech he made at the General Assembly.
Speaking about the security expenditure of Erdoğan, Başarır said: "The distance between the Palace and the Parliament is 5 kilometers. These are Turkey's best-protected institutions. The cost of the President's departure from the Palace and arricval at the Parliament is 5 million TL. And it is paid by the people."
Başarır continued: "The gentlemen lives in a 100 room palace in Marmaris, another palace in Ahlat. Now he says he is going to build another palace in Cyprus. Are you a president or a contractor who builds palaces? You have done enough damage to this country, at least don't ruin Cyprus. With whose money will you be building a palace in Cyprus? With whose money are you paying the IMF debt of Somalia?"