İYİ Party Leader: Opposing Trustees is a Core Principle

Müsavat Dervişoğlu, the leader of Turkey's İYİ Party, has strongly criticized the use of appointed officials, known as trustees, in place of elected representatives.

"Replacing elections with appointments, competition with intervention, and law with privilege in a country means suspending politics," Dervişoğlu stated. He emphasized that this practice undermines the democratic process and the will of the people.

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Replacing elections with appointments, competition with intervention, and law with privilege in a country means suspending politics.

Dervişoğlu declared that opposing the trustee system is a fundamental principle for his party. "Regardless of who it targets, which party, which municipality, or which political will it is directed against, opposing the trustee system that nullifies the people's right to choose is a natural requirement of our fundamental principles," he said.

The İYİ Party leader's remarks highlight a significant political tension in Turkey, where the government has at times appointed trustees to municipal governments, particularly in areas with significant Kurdish populations, leading to accusations of undermining local democracy.

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Regardless of who it targets, which party, which municipality, or which political will it is directed against, opposing the trustee system that nullifies the people's right to choose is a natural requirement of our fundamental principles.