(ANKARA) - Re-Welfare Party Istanbul Deputy Doğan Bekin brought the allocation of public office vehicles, drivers and close guards to politicians and high-level bureaucrats whose terms of office have expired to the Parliament's agenda and warned of waste.
Bekin, in his parliamentary question submitted to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi to answer, stated that the public privileges provided to ministers, deputies and high-level bureaucrats whose terms of office have expired have attracted public reaction.
Emphasizing that people whose terms of office have expired no longer have the authority to make decisions, Bekin stated that, despite this, benefiting from public facilities such as official vehicles, drivers, close protection and fuel leads to "waste of public resources".
Bekin, in his proposal, included Fehim Adak and Prof. who were ministers in the past. Dr. He stated that people like Sacit Günbey not requesting a protection team after their duties should be taken as an example.
Reminding that Fehim Adak acted sensitively to prevent fuel waste in public vehicles even during his ministry, Bekin noted that he preferred to use a commercial taxi during his personal visits.
Bekin stated that the laws and regulations regarding the allocation of official vehicles, drivers and close protection provided to politicians and high-level bureaucrats whose terms of office have expired should be rearranged.
Bekin asked the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mustafa Çiftçi, whether the allocation of official vehicles, drivers and close protection provided to expired and retired ministers, deputies and high-level bureaucrats was also provided to people working in political parties.
Bekin, who wanted to clarify whether this practice is in compliance with the legislation, requested that the duties of the political party officials assigned to close protection be announced to the public.
Bekin requested the disclosure of the number of former ministers, MPs and bureaucrats who were given protection even though there was no terrorist threat or risk to life safety.
Asking the Ministry how many close protection personnel were assigned to these people and how much resources were allocated from the annual budget for these protection services, Bekin also asked for an answer as to whether any activities were carried out to remove these practices that created a burden on the public.
Bekin also asked whether the situations of people who are provided with close protection due to terrorist threats or life safety risks are re-evaluated at certain intervals such as 3 months, 6 months or 1 year.