The NEW Party Reacts to the Ruling Party's 'Privatization' Policies: 'AKP Can't Get Enough of Selling Off Assets!'
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Özgür Karabat, a New Party Istanbul MP, criticized economic policies, stating that the central government paid 1.79 trillion TL in interest in the first 7 months of 2026, and the budget deficit reached 1.32 trillion TL. He also reacted against the transfer of operating rights for bridges and highways, saying, "Citizens are getting into debt, the state is being crushed under the burden of interest; and the solution being planned is the sale of re…
NEW Party leader Özgür Özel reacted to the decision to privatize bridges and highways. Addressing the companies that will participate in the tender, Özel said that if they come to power, they will re-nationalize the highways. Arguing that highway and bridge tolls will increase after privatization, Özel said, “We will come to power next year. We will nationalize all highways.” NEW Party leader Özgür Özel made this statement in a speech in Edirne …
New Party leader Özgür Özel reacted to the decision to privatize 2 bridges and 8 state highways, saying, "I'm telling those who will bid in the tender: We will come to power next year. We will nationalize all highways."
During his tour of Thrace, the leader of the NEW Party, Özel, made his first visit to Edirne and, regarding the decision to privatize bridges and highways, sent the message, "Don't buy them, we will come and nationalize them." Özel also stated the dates on which people should join the NEW Party for the presidential elections.
PİRHA - The leader of the NEW Party, Özgür Özel, reacted against the privatization of bridges and highways, including the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. Arguing that toll fees would increase with privatization, Özel stated that if they come to power, they will re-nationalize the highways, saying, “We will demolish all the toll booths on the highways. They will be free for the people.” The leader of the NEW Party, Özgü…
Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, stated that a decision had been made to privatize 2 bridges and 8 state highways, and said, "I am telling those who will participate in the tender and those who will acquire these for 25 years' worth of revenue, which is equivalent to 5 years' worth of today's money, but with the increase, almost 1.5-2 years' worth: We will come to power next year. We will nationalize all highways."
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