10.02.2025 08:00
The ordinary financial election general assembly of the Manisa Tradesmen and Craftsmen Credit and Guarantee Cooperative, which is currently chaired by Destan Bulgay and where Salih Karaağaç is a candidate, started off tense. During the assembly, two members got into a fistfight, and with a proposal put forward, the president's salary was reduced from 120,000 TL to 60,000 TL.
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The 74th Ordinary Financial Election General Assembly of the Manisa Tradesmen and Craftsmen Credit and Guarantee Cooperative (MESKOP) took place at the Fair Center. In the election, the current president and the President of the Market Traders' Chamber, Destan Bulgay, competed with Salih Karaağaç, the President of the Manisa Drivers and Automobile Tradesmen's Chamber, to become the new president of the cooperative.
The high participation in the election drew attention. Delegates entered the hall under heavy security measures. Recep Çınar chaired the meeting, while Vice Chairman Fatih Çataldere, Soma Tradesmen's Credit Chairman Ali Ayan, and Salihli Tradesmen's Credit Chairman Erdal Tunca were present in the council. The activity and budget reports were accepted by a majority vote. The board of directors and the supervisory board were acquitted and accepted by a majority vote. Additionally, it was unanimously agreed that the general assemblies in 2025 and 2026 would merge and be held in 2027.
TENSION IN THE HALL When the article regarding the monthly salaries, fees, and/or honorariums to be paid to the members of the board of directors and the supervisory board in 2025 and 2026 was voted on, which included a provision for the cooperative president to receive a salary of 120,000 TL, tension in the hall increased. Some members reacted by stating that the salaries being received were higher than those of members of parliament.
The voted article was canceled by a majority vote. Later, the two presidential candidates decided that the salary should be 75,000 TL. The decision was put to a vote and accepted by a majority. During this time, member Ramazan Zonguldak proposed that the president's salary be set at 60,000 TL. The proposed motion was accepted. The reduction of the president's salary from 120,000 TL to 60,000 TL was accepted by a majority vote.
VOTING CONTINUES Then, the candidates' speeches were discussed. During the speech of the current president, Destan Bulgay, two members got into a fistfight. To prevent the fight from escalating, the presidential candidates and the police intervened. After the speeches, it was decided that the election would be conducted by secret ballot with a majority vote.
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