"Özgür Özel's inflation calculation based on arabaşı soup."

CHP General Chairman Özgür Özel continues his visits to the municipalities managed by his party. In this context, Özel came to Konya to visit the district municipalities of Cihanbeyli and Ereğli. Özel reiterated his statements here, previously stating that inflation had decreased based on the price of a quarter gold.

"WITH RETIREMENT SALARY, 2.5 QUARTER GOLD CAN BE PURCHASED"

Özel stated, "I say that the quarter gold calculation is not broken. Tayyip Bey is angry. The quarter gold calculation is this; when Tayyip Bey came in 2002, a retiree could buy exactly eight quarter gold with the lowest retirement salary. Currently, the lowest retirement salary is 12 thousand lira, but they can only buy 2.5 quarter gold. Never forget this, do not let it be forgotten. On the day Tayyip Bey came, the lowest retirement salary could buy 8 quarter gold. Now it can only buy 2.5 quarter gold." he said.

ÖZEL'S INFLATION CALCULATION WITH ARABAŞI SOUP

Özgür Özel criticized the government's economic policies this time using the city's famous delicacies, etli ekmek and arabaşı soup. Özel used the following expressions:

"You are angry about the gold calculation; in Malatya, it's apricots. In Erzurum, it's cağ kebabı, in Manisa, it's grapes, in Tekirdağ, it's wheat, everywhere we go, I calculated based on the price of pistachios in Antep. So, what should we calculate in Cihanbeyli? Let's surprise Tayyip Bey a little. Let's look at arabaşı soup. What is in the soup? There is flour, chicken, tomato paste, and butter. Tayyip Bey, chicken has increased by 95% in a year. Flour has increased by 87%. Tomato paste has increased by 207%. Butter has increased by 103%. Last year, if you put flour, chicken, tomato paste, and butter to make arabaşı, it cost 238 lira. This year it has become 506 lira. Tayyip Bey, with the minimum wage of 17 thousand lira, it used to boil 71 times. This year, with the minimum wage you provided, it boils 44 times. Where is 7, where is 44? Tayyip Bey, you didn't like the gold calculation, here is the arabaşı calculation for you. Let me make one more calculation. And what else is there in Konya? There is etli ekmek. Tayyip Bey, the portion of etli ekmek was 120 lira last year. Is that correct? This year it has become 220 lira. It has increased by 84%. Last year, a retiree could buy 83 portions of etli ekmek with their salary. This year, with the salary you provided, they can only buy 66 portions. The gold calculation doesn't go wrong, the apricot calculation doesn't go wrong. You turn around, the arabaşı calculation doesn't go wrong either. Lastly, the etli ekmek calculation doesn't go wrong. The only thing that is surprising is this; the people who voted for you, probably the people of Konya, are saying, 'Why does Tayyip Bey smile at us when he takes our votes, but then turns his back on us?' But we won't be surprised again. They say, 'We will hold him accountable in the ballot box that comes before us.'