CHP Deputy shares suicide letter from police officer citing financial woes

A police officer in Turkey has died by suicide, citing severe financial difficulties as the reason. The officer left behind a poignant letter detailing his struggles, which was shared on social media by CHP İzmir Deputy Murat Bakan.

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I have always hit dead ends in financial matters for years and always fell under them. This time, I have completely exhausted everything.

In the letter, the officer expressed deep despair over his financial situation, stating, "I have always hit dead ends in financial matters for years and always fell under them. This time, I have completely exhausted everything." He described his attempts to escape his debt as futile, leading to a worse situation where "everything was depleted."

Deputy Bakan used the letter to criticize the government's handling of police welfare. "The lines in this brother's letter are the bill presented to the police officer for problems that were not preferred to be solved," Bakan stated. He specifically pointed to the low base salary for police officers, the lack of overtime pay, and the dire poverty awaiting retirees. Bakan also mentioned ongoing issues of "superior pressure and mobbing."

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I tried to get out of this situation for months, but the more I tried to get out, the worse it got, and everything was depleted.

Bakan expressed his disappointment that despite raising these issues with former ministers Efkan Ala and Süleyman Soylu, and current minister Ali Yerlikaya, no effective solutions were implemented. He also noted that even the police chief, Mustafa Çiftçi, who is a father of a police officer, did not seem capable of enacting change, stating, "we have zero faith that he will solve it, that he can solve it."

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The lines in this brother's letter are the bill presented to the police officer for problems that were not preferred to be solved.

The officer's letter was addressed to his family, offering apologies and asking them to remember him kindly. He urged his wife, Burcum, to take good care of their daughters, Masal and Parla, and asked his mother to look after them. He concluded by expressing his love for his family and asking for forgiveness, lamenting, "I couldn't manage to survive in this life. I wish everything had been better. I wanted to live very much."

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The base salary for police is not livable. There is no overtime pay. Heavy poverty awaits those who retire. Superior pressure and mobbing continue exactly as they were.