content tagged with budget

Onur Hamzaoğlu

Turkey’s 2025 budget as an indicator of class struggle

Turkey’s 2025 budget as an indicator of class struggle

The general budget also serves as a document reflecting the state of class struggle in capitalist societies.

2 November 2024 Onur Hamzaoğlu

Increase in expenses of state institutions outpaces inflation rate in Turkey

Increase in expenses of state institutions outpaces inflation rate in Turkey

The expenditures of ministries and other state institutions more than doubled in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2022, shows an official report.

Turkey’s Parliament passes 2022 budget

Turkey’s Parliament passes 2022 budget

In the vote taken by 524 members of the parliament, the 2022 budget of Turkey has been approved by 327 votes against 197. Vice President Oktay addressed the capital groups: “Nothing against financial liberty will happen.”

20 December 2021

Public employees protest, call on government to resign: ‘We cannot make a living'

Public employees protest, call on government to resign: ‘We cannot make a living'

The rally held by the Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) in Ankara and İstanbul was attended by thousands of workers. KESK Co-Chair Bozgeyik has raised concerns that people are getting poorer in Turkey everyday.

20 December 2021

MHP leader Bahçeli slams allegations of state of emergency over economic crisis

MHP leader Bahçeli slams allegations of state of emergency over economic crisis

Nationalist Movement Party Chair Devlet Bahçeli has slammed Prof. İzzet Özgenç, who argued that “a State of Emergency might be declared in Turkey due to the economic crisis.” He has dismissed the allegation as “unwariness and ignorance.”

16 December 2021

‘AKP's budget proposal disregards farmers, women, children with SMA’

CHP’S BİÇER-KARACA

‘AKP's budget proposal disregards farmers, women, children with SMA’

Taking the floor during the 2022 budget talks at the General Assembly of the Parliament, main opposition CHP Vice Chair Biçer-Karaca has said that the proposed budget “is not the nation’s budget, as alleged by the AKP, but is a budget of plot.”

16 December 2021

‘Total budget of 127 public universities in Turkey is two thirds of Oxford’s budget’

İYİ PARTY'S FİLİZ

‘Total budget of 127 public universities in Turkey is two thirds of Oxford’s budget’

Opposition İYİ Party Antep MP Filiz has talked about the universities’ budgets in Turkey. According to Filiz, the budget of the University of Oxford was 3.3 billion dollars in 2021 while that of Boğaziçi University was 45 million dollars.

16 December 2021

Turkish Medical Association protests Health Ministry’s 2022 budget

Turkish Medical Association protests Health Ministry’s 2022 budget

The TTB has said, “The Ministry of Health should allocate enough budget to university and training-research hospitals, family health centers and preventive medicine, not to the bosses of city/company hospitals.”

19 November 2021

‘We cannot make ends meet’: Workers take to the streets in İzmir

CALL FOR STRIKE

‘We cannot make ends meet’: Workers take to the streets in İzmir

Thousands of workers, also members of the DİSK labor confederation, took to the streets to demand equality in income and taxation. DİSK Aegean Representative Sarı made a call for a one-day strike ahead of the minimum wage negotiations.

19 November 2021

2022 budget talks: Labor organizations to protest in Ankara

'WE CANNOT MAKE A LIVING'

2022 budget talks: Labor organizations to protest in Ankara

The labor and occupational organizations DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB have announced that they will hold a joint protest in the capital city of Ankara on November 14 and say, “We cannot make a living" amid the 2022 budget talks at the Parliament.

10 November 2021

Main opposition CHP MP criticizes agriculture’s share in 2022 draft budget

‘BUDGET OF POVERTY FOR FARMERS’

Main opposition CHP MP criticizes agriculture’s share in 2022 draft budget

CHP Bursa MP Orhan Sarıbal defines the share to be allocated to farmers in the 2022 budget as “the budget of a new migration for farmers who do not produce and leave their homes and lands.”

21 October 2021

‘The 2022 budget must be drawn up with farmers, laborers, unemployed’

HDP MPS PROTEST AT PARLIAMENT

‘The 2022 budget must be drawn up with farmers, laborers, unemployed’

The HDP Economy Commission has made a statement before the budget talks at the Parliamentary Commission. Walking with banners in their hands, they have chanted the slogan, “Budget for the people, not for the pro-government.”

20 October 2021

Parliament passes budget amid criticism from opposition

Parliament passes budget amid criticism from opposition

Opposition deputies said that the government ignored the pandemic when preparing the budget.

21 December 2020

HDP criticizes budget of Turkey’s Presidency of Religious Affairs

HDP criticizes budget of Turkey’s Presidency of Religious Affairs

HDP İstanbul MP Hüda Kaya has noted that the budget allocated to the Presidency of Religious Affairs is higher than that of 13 ministries, raising concerns that the people of other faiths as well as atheists have been obliged to pay taxes for this.

16 December 2020

‘Pandemic not included in Turkey’s 2021 budget’

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

‘Pandemic not included in Turkey’s 2021 budget’

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has raised concerns that the 2021 Budget of the Ministry of Health does not prioritize public health, underlining that much more resources have been allocated to therapeutic healthcare services and city hospitals.

16 November 2020

‘Budget proposal disregards disadvantaged groups in Turkey’

HDP MP KERESTECİOĞLU

‘Budget proposal disregards disadvantaged groups in Turkey’

Commenting on the 2021 Budget Proposal, HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has underlined that the proposal in question disregards women, children, disadvantaged groups and refugees in the country.

9 November 2020

Government prioritizes 'palace, war and capital' in 2021 budget, says opposition

Government prioritizes 'palace, war and capital' in 2021 budget, says opposition

HDP deputies have pointed out the lack of transparency of the budget negotiations as journalists and lawmakers are not allowed in the talks due to the pandemic measures.

22 October 2020

‘Public tenders won by pro-government companies exceed Turkey's 2020 budget’

‘Public tenders won by pro-government companies exceed Turkey's 2020 budget’

Main opposition CHP MP Başarır has said, “The total price of public tenders won by Makyol, Kalyon, Cengiz Construction, Limak and Kolin companies is 150 billion dollars.”

8 September 2020

‘Allocate Budget for Healthcare, Not for Canal İstanbul’

‘Allocate Budget for Healthcare, Not for Canal İstanbul’

Making a statement on the first tender lodged for Canal İstanbul yesterday, the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has noted that prioritizing Canal İstanbul, rather than the struggle against coronavirus, is unacceptable.

Main Opposition CHP Vice Chair Slams 1 Percent Budget Allocated for Women

Main Opposition CHP Vice Chair Slams 1 Percent Budget Allocated for Women

CHP Vice Chair Akkuş-İlgezdi criticizes that only 1 percent of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services’ budget will be allocated to the Directorate of Women’s Status: “Allocating 3 lira per woman, this budget won't keep women alive, but kill them!”

19 December 2019