Pervin Buldan's statement after Bahçeli's '100 provinces' proposal: Yüksekova and Erciş message

DEM Party member Pervin Buldan made a statement regarding the demands of Yüksekova and Erciş to become provinces, following MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli's proposal to increase the number of provinces in Türkiye to 100.

Buldan, who previously announced that he would take initiatives for Hakkari's Yüksekova district to become a province, stated in his new post on his social media account that other districts that want to become a province should also be supported.

"I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE YÜKSEKOVA BECOME A PROVINCE"

In his first post, Buldan stated that he would make efforts for Yüksekova to gain provincial status and used the following expressions:

"I will do my best to make Yüksekova a province in all my meetings from now on. Let me promise Yüksekova."

Buldan, who made a new post in response to the questions asked to him after this statement, stated that all districts that want to become a province, especially Van's Erciş district, should be evaluated.

"DEMANDS, ESPECIALLY ERCİŞ, MUST BE MEET"

Buldan used the following statements in his statement:

"There were people asking and calling about this issue. On this occasion, I would like to briefly mention it here.

These justified demands from the public of our districts, especially Erciş, which want to become a province, must be met with democratic procedures and based on the public interest.

We support our districts' demands to become provinces. With the same determination, we also advocate for the protection and strengthening of the status of our existing provinces.

What is essential for us is the will of the people, local needs and democratic decision-making processes. "We will continue to follow all developments on this issue and support the justified demands of our people."

WHAT HAPPENED?

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli had reintroduced the "100 Provinces, 1000 Districts" project, which envisaged the reorganization of Türkiye's administrative structure.

Bahçeli had announced that with the project prepared by MHP, they aimed to add 19 new provinces to the existing 81 and to increase the number of districts from 922 to 1000 with 78 new districts.

In his statement to the Türkgün newspaper close to his party on November 2, Bahçeli listed the 19 districts that he suggested to gain provincial status.

Among the proposed districts were Van's Erciş, Ağrı's Doğubayazıt and Bitlis' Ahlat districts. However, Hakkari's Yüksekova district was not included in the list of 19 districts announced.

Bahçeli, in determining the districts that can become provinces, not only the population; He argued that criteria such as economic development, geographical location, transportation, production and access to public services should also be taken into account.

Stating that the final decision regarding the establishment of new provinces will be made by the Turkish Grand National Assembly in line with the evaluations of the relevant institutions, Bahçeli stated that other districts may also gain provincial status in the future.