Dervişoğlu, who stated his expectation as 28 thousand lira, reacted strongly to the minimum wage.

The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Vedat Işıkhan, announced that the minimum wage for 2025 will be 22,104 lira, and political debates continue. Previously, the leader of the İYİ Party, Müsavat Dervişoğlu, who had announced a minimum wage expectation of 28,000 lira for the first half of 2025, reacted strongly to the new minimum wage during a group meeting.

"THE MOUNTAIN GAVE BIRTH TO A MOUSE"

Dervişoğlu stated, "Turkey is a hell of a minimum wage where the government constantly fuels the fire. In determining the minimum wage, which has a specific day, hour, and minute, and where the needs and resources are known, and the calculation modules are clear; they kept discussing the three kuruş raise they would give. As a result, the mountain gave birth to a mouse again. While the state has raised its own taxes, fees, paper, and stamps by almost 50%, the prices in the market are still increasing by 100%, the government's eyes are on the crumbs in the workers' hands."

"INFLATION HAS TAKEN AWAY THE CITIZEN'S SWEAT"

Dervişoğlu expressed that the purchasing power of the 17,000 lira determined last January has fallen to the equivalent of 12,000 lira today at best. "Inflation has taken away the citizen's sweat and labor. Diesel is 44 lira, simit is 15 lira, and the cheapest meat is 400 lira. For someone looking to rent a new house, the lowest rent is 20,000 lira," he said.

"NOT EVEN ALMS"

Regarding the new minimum wage, Dervişoğlu said, "Last night, they once again brought it to a fait accompli and announced the minimum wage. In a country where the hunger threshold is 21,000 lira and the poverty threshold is 72,000 lira, the 22,104 lira minimum wage offered to workers is not even alms. The announced increase rate will not be a remedy for any wound. With the upcoming raises in January, it will again turn into a bird in the first month. I call out to President Erdoğan, who announced the minimum wage as if it would be a cure for a problem on his social media account: From the palace's window, the people's table cannot be seen!"

"OUR NATION WAKES UP AND GOES TO SLEEP WITH INCREASES AND TAXES"

Dervişoğlu continued his remarks, saying, "Look, since Mehmet Şimşek started his duty, our nation has been going to sleep and waking up with two words: increase and tax. Of course, the increase is not for salaries, and the taxes are not for those whom the government has enriched. If the income-expense balance does not hold and the solution is sought in new taxes; this is not called an 'economic crisis,' but a 'management and power crisis.'"