Mayor of Cihet Refuses Salary for 30 Months

Iskender explained that, during his term as mayor, he has dismissed temporary city employees and transferred some officials to other municipalities. Iskender continued, " I tried to save money by limiting expenses and decreasing the number of extra personnel. For over two years, I chose to not receive any salary. I decreased credits of my personnel by paying TL 200-300 million in advance. Out of concern for the families of my employees, I refused my salary in an effort to meet the payroll." Iskender explained that the payroll for his employees is eight months in arrears. He concluded, "I don’t know when I will receive my salary now. Our debts have not finished yet."

Ahmet Akkoc / Tokat / TURKEY