Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya listened to the evaluations of the MPs at the Planning and Budget Commission in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and answered the questions directed to him. Speaking about the tension with Republican People’s Party (CHP) Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Basarir, Minister Yerlikaya said, “I was very sorry that Ali Mahir Basarir and his friends blocked me when we came here in the morning. “I think it doesn’t suit here,” he said.
“We made 9 thousand 780 arrests related to illegal betting”
To the question about illegal betting operations, Minister Yerlikaya said, “We made 9 thousand 780 arrests related to illegal betting. We continue our work. “I would like to state that 9 thousand 874 websites were blocked and the number of social media accounts whose access was blocked was 77 thousand 970,” he said.
“We answered 90.1 percent of the parliamentary questions”
Stating that most of the parliamentary questions have been answered, Minister Yerlikaya said, “With written parliamentary questions, we have answered 90.1 percent of the parliamentary questions preferred by our MPs through the parliament since November 19.”
“There are 1,701 investigation requests to municipalities”
Speaking about the question regarding investigations against municipalities, Minister Yerlikaya said, “There were 1,701 investigation requests regarding municipalities, including AK Party 301, Republican People’s Party 338, Nationalist Movement Party 46, HDP 16, independent 17, and others 983.
Of these, investigation permission was given to AK Party 59, Republican People’s Party 58, Nationalist Movement Party 21, İyi Party 7, HDP 10, and other municipalities 21. Those who were not given permission to investigate are AK Party 109, Republican People’s Party 93, Nationalist Movement Party 43, İyi Party 23, HDP 6, others 21.”
“155 of our law enforcement personnel have committed suicide since the day we took office.”
Minister Yerlikaya answered the question about the suicides of police and other security officers: “Unfortunately, 155 law enforcement personnel, including 79 police officers, 79 gendarmes and 2 coast guards, have committed suicide since the day we took office.
Suicide is a criminal case. We are also launching an administrative investigation. “As for the reasons for the suicides, the rate of domestic disputes is 30 percent, there are 52 cases due to reasons such as bad habits, excessive debt, cryptocurrency, 13 cases due to psychological reasons, 17 cases due to romantic relationships, 12 cases due to other reasons and 14 cases that are still under investigation.”
“There are 238 thousand 781 Syrians who exceptionally gained Turkish citizenship.”
To the question about foreign nationals who have gained citizenship, Minister Yerlikaya said, “There are 238 thousand 781 Syrians who have exceptionally gained Turkish citizenship. There are 159 thousand 433 foreigners who gained Turkish citizenship exceptionally for investment purposes. “46 thousand 163 of them are investors, 35 thousand 399 are their spouses, and 77 thousand 871 are their children.”
“Immigrant smuggling organizers are no different from organized crime groups and city bandits.”
In response to the questions about irregular and illegal immigration, Minister Yerlikaya said, “When I arrived, there were 5 million 196 thousand regular immigrants. Thanks to our work and policies, this number has reached 4 million 174 thousand 706 today. We are fighting against irregular migration without hesitation. Organizers of immigrant smuggling are no different from organized crime groups and city bandits. To date, 6 thousand 660 detainees.
We are currently monitoring 2,693 people under judicial control. We are also following the migrant smuggling organizers who will be released from prison within a month. In 2023, the immigration administrations of 27 European countries alone made 91 thousand deportations. We made 132 thousand. We will exceed 140 thousand this year. There is no tolerance for irregular migration. He replied using the expressions “uninterrupted, effective”. The 2025 fiscal year budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was accepted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Planning and Budget Commission.
The total appropriation proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 2025 was presented to the GNAT Planning and Budget Commission as 1 trillion 93 billion 985 million 969 thousand lira.
The budget of the central units of the Ministry is 96 billion 401 million 694 thousand liras, 416 billion 426 million 543 thousand liras of the General Directorate of Security, 261 billion 262 million 624 thousand liras of the Gendarmerie General Command, 16 billion 766 million 308 thousand liras of the Coast Guard Command. , 36 billion 205 million 532 thousand The total budget of all affiliated organizations was presented to the commission as 997 billion 584 million 275 thousand liras, 266 billion 923 million 268 thousand liras of which belongs to the Directorate of Immigration Management and 266 billion 923 million 268 thousand liras to the AFAD Presidency.
In the budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 779 billion 747 million 196 thousand liras were presented as current appropriations and 314 billion 238 million 773 thousand liras were presented as investment appropriations. Following the discussions, the 2025 Fiscal Year Budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was accepted.
Source: www.dunya.com
