The Cabinet meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded. President Erdogan’s statement read as follows: “I pay tribute to the people who follow us in different countries of the world, including 81 states. I pray for God’s mercy for the two pilots who were martyred this morning on our plane that crashed during training.
We have held ourselves accountable to the people by voting 18 times.
Dear citizens, we have completed the first year of our government, which was formed following the May 14-28 elections. I would like to sincerely thank each and every one of our 85 million citizens for the trust they have placed in us, our party, and our alliance.
The first condition of democracy is to be accountable to the people. We have been accountable to the people at the polling booth 18 times and have been acquitted all the times. We have been and will continue to be accountable in Parliament every year during the budget debate. We have been directly accountable to the nation in conferences attended in all 81 states. We are the government of all 85 million people. We are the government of the workers as well as the employers. We are the government of the civil servants, the retirees and the farmers. We are the government of the people who live in the East as well as the people who live in the West. We are the government of not only the people who vote for us but also the people who use their preferences in various ways.
We do not pay attention to catastrophists, nor do we listen to merchants of discord. We strive to elevate Turkey even higher. As a government, the only criterion we refer to is our services and work. It is clear what we have brought to Turkey. Our nation understands very clearly what we are doing. What is important to us is the reputation of our nation.
We opened five Palaces of Justice with a total closed area of 52,000 square meters. We started the construction of a courthouse with a closed area of 972,000 square meters. Two new forensic buildings were inaugurated. During this period, 14 penal institutions began operation, with a total capacity of 11,370 people. The number of judges and prosecutors reached 24,829. Last year we appointed a total of 2,294 judges and prosecutors.
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We live each day with a better understanding of the importance of the family system.
386 SEGBİS devices were installed to allow remote participation in public hearings and 1.708 million SEGBİS calls were made. We made important changes in our 8th Judicial Package. Our 9th Judicial Package is on the Parliament’s agenda. Around 1.34 million disputes have been resolved through the legal dispute mediation mechanism.
Going forward, we will continue to take steps to accelerate justice and prevent social grievances. We will meet expectations in this area with our new Justice Reform Strategy and Human Rights Action Plan. We will not hesitate to make any sacrifice. Every day, we gain a deeper understanding of the importance of the family institution as a pillar of our society.
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We see that families are facing serious difficulties in various areas. We pay attention to the importance of family issues at every opportunity. The latest data proved us right. The decline in the birth rate in our country is also alarming. In this regard, we plan to implement new applications. We have made a lot of efforts to strengthen the family system and make it resistant to threats. We held a family conference on the theme of family, future. We provide interest-free loan assistance to couples who are getting married, as well as training and consulting services. We started the implementation of the first fund in the provinces of the earthquake zone. Payments are made to those whose applications are accepted. We implemented a vision document and action plan for the protection and strengthening of families. We opened a hospice social service city, the first of its kind in the world.
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Combating violence against women
We have made the fight against violence against women our main battle. We provide assistance to Palestinian women and children who are victims of the war. We provided psychosocial support to 1.7 million people. We paid 36.36 billion lira within the scope of home medical care. Last year we placed 1,033 children in foster care. We will continue to expand our work in this field with the vision of a strong family, a strong Turkey.
We have taken many historic steps to improve working life. We have adhered to the principle of not exposing employees, civil servants and wages to inflation. The minimum wage was determined to be 17,002 liras net. Thus, the net minimum wage increase compared to the previous period was 49% and the increase compared to the period ending January 2023 was 100%. As promised, we have increased the salaries of civil servants to 33,000 liras as of January 2024.
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A net increase of 82 percent was achieved in the lowest pensions compared to January 2023. A lump sum of 5,000 lira was paid to all retirees in October 2023. Retirement benefits have increased by 50% to 3,000 lira as of 2024. From June 10 to 14, Eid al-Adha bonuses will be deposited into retirees’ accounts.
I would like to make a special mention of this point. As a result of the measures and activities we have taken regarding the labor market, records in the history of the Republic have been broken. The employment rate has increased to 49.5 percent, and the labor force participation rate to 54.2 percent. Our country’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in the last 10 years. The female employment rate has increased to 32.5 percent. Last year, we employed 1.3 million people through İŞKUR.
570 medicines are eligible for reimbursement
In December 2023, the debts of citizens who had general health insurance premium debts were written off. The support amount for employers’ minimum wage support applications was increased to 700 liras. A total of 99.1 billion liras of minimum wage support was provided to employers. Last year, our reimbursement list was expanded to include a total of 570 medicines (128 of which are anti-cancer drugs) for reimbursement, making it easier for patients with health reports to go to the hospital. Consult your doctor and get your medicine prescribed without lining up at the hospital.
February 6th earthquake
On February 6, 2023, we as a nation and experienced one of the greatest natural disasters in human history. A total of 850,000 independent sections were rendered unusable. 53,614 of our citizens lost their lives under collapsed buildings. Once again, I pray for God’s mercy on all our deceased brothers and sisters. We are working day and night to keep our promise to the victims of the earthquake. We have started the construction of most of the 451,297 independent sections in 11 cities. We are building 100,000 village houses. We will determine the beneficiaries of our customers whose construction is completed. We have determined the beneficiaries of over 76,000 houses and delivered them to our citizens.
We will deliver 200,000 houses by the end of the year. We are redesigning city streets and squares. We are implementing urban square projects especially in Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Malatya, which were the hardest hit by the earthquake. We are providing 64 billion lira in grant aid to local governments for infrastructure development projects.
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We have established the Urban Transformation Department. We will provide 1.5 million liras to beneficiaries in the “Half of Istanbul is Ours” campaign. So far, the transformation process has been started in 30,000 independent departments.
Istanbul urgently needs to replace 600,000 homes
Of Istanbul’s total 7.5 million independent sections, 600,000 sections need to be urgently transformed. The collapsed building on Sunday was a renewed reminder of how important urban transformation is for Istanbul. The risks will increase with Istanbul’s delayed action. Making our city earthquake-proof is a national duty for everyone, regardless of political party. We see that this issue is not well understood. We hope that local management will respond as soon as possible. We have launched the Resilient City project. We will increase the percentage of zero waste to 35% in 2023, which has become a global environmental movement. Our goal is 60% in 2035.
Akuyu construction is 90 percent complete
Turkey’s offshore projects will facilitate our citizens’ access to the sea and improve the quality of life on the coast. Energy is also an area where we have really made history in recent years. We continue to work with the vision of a fully independent Turkey in the energy sector. Filios’ daily natural gas production exceeded 5.1 million cubic meters. We continued for one year the free natural gas support that we started to share the joy of Black Sea gas with our citizens. The Fatih drilling ship started drilling for a new discovery in the Sakarya gas field. We broke a record by increasing daily oil production in Gabar to more than 43,380 barrels. Our activities continue in other parts of the region, especially in Hakkari and Syrt. We will see better results.
Construction of the first reactor at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant has been completed to 90 percent and mechanical tests inside the reactor have begun. We have started exporting BOTAŞ gas to Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. For the first time, we will export to two European countries that do not share a border. On Friday, we will present the Türkiye Century Education Model. We will take this opportunity to tell you more about our educational activities.
All I want to point out today is that Turkiye is taking firm steps towards the goals he set in the Medium-Term Plan and the 12th Development Plan. Last year, the Central Bank’s total reserves increased by about $44 billion, reaching more than $142 billion. We will ensure that we achieve single-digit inflation without compromising production, employment, exports and quality growth. We are well aware that this is a process that requires patience, willpower and determination. As a government, we have no doubt that we will achieve our goals.
holiday
The two days after Eid al-Adha, which begins on Sunday, June 16, have been included in the scope of administrative leave for civil servants. Thursday and Friday will be added as holidays, making it a nine-day holiday.
The two days after Eid-ul-Adha, starting from Sunday, June 16, have been included in the scope of administrative leave for civil servants.
Thus, adding Thursday and Friday to the holidays provides an opportunity for nine days off.
— Recep Tayyip Erdogan (@RTErdogan) June 4, 2024
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