Electricity is now the commodity that Turkish citizens have been protesting about in recent weeks because of the huge bills.
Citizens do not hesitate to take to the streets, demanding the resignation of the government, while the opposition now uses electricity as the tip of its spear to "hit" the government.
Speaking after yesterday's cabinet meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures to reduce electricity bills by about 3 euros, but today's main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, complained that the government did not -As he said- his own announcement for the reduction of the bills.
"(Erdogan) made a statement yesterday and ended up doing what I said (on electricity). It means that they can not rule the state. "This means that we know how the state is run," said Kemal Kilicdaroglu in his parliamentary group.
Hundreds of people protested yesterday against high electricity prices in Rizuda, the Turkish president's place of origin, demanding that the increases be withdrawn.
Protests took place in other areas - mainly western - Turkey, in Bodrum, Milas, Fethiye, etc.
Hundreds of people called for prices to be reduced, saying "energy is a right and can not be sold out."
At the beginning of 2022, gas prices increased by 25%, while electricity prices increased by 127% for monthly consumption of more than 150 kilowatt hours.