Pensioners met in Ankara for Ali Şekeroğlu: 'It is not individual suicide'
Retirees gathered at the Red Crescent for retired police officer Ali Şekeroğlu, who committed suicide in front of the Constitutional Court, and decided to protest the economic conditions and take a sit-in protest.
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Retirees gathered in Ankara Red Crescent to commemorate retired police officer Ali Şekeroğlu, who ended his life in front of the Constitutional Court, and to reiterate their demand for a pay raise, and announced that they would hold a sit-in protest every Saturday.
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Why It Matters
Retired police officer Ali Şekeroğlu committed suicide last week during a protest in front of the Constitutional Court demanding a raise.
Last week, retired police officer Ali Şekeroğlu committed suicide during the press conference held in front of the Constitutional Court regarding the retirees' demand for a mobile raise.
Today, retirees came together in Ankara Red Crescent to not let this situation and their demand for a raise be forgotten. A moment of silence was observed for Şekeroğlu.
"NOT 'INDIVIDUAL SUICIDE'"
Pensioners, who came together with the call of All Pensioners' Union, stated that Ali Şekeroğlu's death was not just an 'individual suicide' but that there were 'economic, social and political' conditions behind this suicide.
Retirees underline that the consequences of the economic impasse they are dragged into are no longer seen only in the kitchen, market, rent and bills; He stated that the psychological and social consequences of poverty are becoming increasingly severe.
Emphasizing that the AKP government is politically responsible for the financial difficulties and lack of a future, the retirees said, "Billions of liras worth of fund and stock market investigations are coming to the public agenda, trillions of liras are allocated for interest. Why is it seen as a 'burden' to provide a decent monthly pension to millions of retirees who have worked for a lifetime, paid their taxes and paid their premiums?"
NEW Party, DEM Party, LEFT Party and DİSK also supported the statement.
SIT-IN ACTION DECISION
Retirees, who criticized the political government's silence on Şekeroğlu's death, announced that they would hold a sit-in protest on Kızılay Sakarya Street every Saturday between 14-16 hours.
'NOT FOR MONEY, BUT FOR OUR HONOR'
All Pensioners' Union Mamak Branch President Aytekin Çelikcan announced that they chose Şekeroğlu's phrase "Not for money, but for our honor" as their slogan.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
There will be a sit-in protest on Kızılay Sakarya Street every Saturday between 14-16 hours.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What will be the government's response to retirees' demand for a permanent raise?
