Özgür Özel said the per-liter price of diesel would exceed 100 lira at midnight on September 16, with 20 lira of that coming from special consumption tax (ÖTV) and VAT. Özel called for fuel taxes to be removed immediately.
Özel noted that in 2009, a 100-lira banknote bought 40 litres of diesel, whereas today it buys only 1 litre. He recalled that when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the discovery of 100,000 barrels of daily oil in Gabar before the 2023 elections, diesel cost 20 lira per litre. He argued the hike would reflect on everything from fruit and vegetables to school buses.
