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Turkish lira sinks while Erdogan buys a new 480,000-euro Mercedes

New allegations by the opposition about the Turkish president wasting money while the Turkish lira is sinking

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At a time when the Turkish pound is sinking more and more and poverty is now affecting a large part of the population in the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to provoke with his waste and purchases.

CHP’li Deniz Yavuzyılmaz, Cumhurbaşkanlığına alınan makam araçlarının faturasını gösterdi:

“Tanesi 34.7 milyon liradan olmak üzere 3 adet Mercedes S-600 Guard marka makam aracı satın alındı” pic.twitter.com/wiZQweOPnA

— Yol TV (@YolTV) December 18, 2021

Opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP) MP Deniz Gavuzgilmaz, speaking from the floor of parliament, presented a copy of proof of purchase of a new luxury vehicle by Erdogan, which cost 480 thousand euros.

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“The receipt you see in my hands is the receipt for the order given by the palace on March 30, 2021 for a luxury car. Address of the receipt is the premises of the presidency. The price of the Mercedes S-600 Guard is 474,950 euros”, said the opposition MP, holding the purchase receipt in his hands and revealing that, “there are three more such vehicle orders, at a cost of 90 million TL again on behalf of the Turkish presidency”.

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