Turkey: Nationalist party MHP unveils election manifesto

Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party has unveiled its campaign manifesto ahead of Turkey’s June 7 general elections.

Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the party, detailed his party’s 256-page document entitled “Walk with us, Turkey” in Ankara on Turkism Day, held by Turkish nationalists on May 3 since 1944 to celebrate the country's nationalism.

He promised to establish a "peaceful future" in the country and "repair society".

“Our aim is to raise Turkey to the level of development that it deserves in the world,” he said, adding the MHP was determined to resolve Turks' problems.

The MHP's policy push comes after national manifestos were launched by the ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP,  the opposition People’s Republican Party or CHP and pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party or HDP.

The MHP vows in its document that subcontracted workers in the public sector will be tenured, additional payments will be made to retired people, a council established to fight corruption and parliamentary immunity will be lifted.

In the "justice" part of the manifesto, the party said it would reform judicial bodies and guarantee the independence of the judiciary.

The document states: "Elections in judicial bodies will be held through democratic ways.

"Trial processes will accelerate. The Supreme Court’s service capacity will be improved. A family advocacy system will be established."

The nationalist movement party's short-range target is to come to power, the document states, and the MHP also aims to make Turkey's economy grow by about 6.6 percent a year and employ more one million extra people by 2023.

The party promises to increase the gross domestic product to $1.1 trillion by 2019 and decrease the inflation rate to 5 percent by 2023.

It also aims to increase exports and fight the "black economy".

Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci said on Friday Turkey's inflation rate would hit 6.8 percent, but drop back to 5.5 percent, in 2016.

Approximately 56 million Turkish citizens will vote on June 7 in the country's 25th general elections to elect 550 lawmakers to the Turkish Parliament.

Turkey had held general elections every five years until a 2007 constitutional change, which set elections for every four years. ANKARA

Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party has unveiled its campaign manifesto ahead of Turkey’s June 7 general elections.

Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the party, detailed his party’s 256-page document entitled “Walk with us, Turkey” in Ankara on Turkism Day, held by Turkish nationalists on May 3 since 1944 to celebrate the country's nationalism.

He promised to establish a "peaceful future" in the country and "repair society".

“Our aim is to raise Turkey to the level of development that it deserves in the world,” he said, adding the MHP was determined to resolve Turks' problems.

The MHP's policy push comes after national manifestos were launched by the ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP,  the opposition People’s Republican Party or CHP and pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party or HDP.

The MHP vows in its document that subcontracted workers in the public sector will be tenured, additional payments will be made to retired people, a council established to fight corruption and parliamentary immunity will be lifted.

In the "justice" part of the manifesto, the party said it would reform judicial bodies and guarantee the independence of the judiciary.

The document states: "Elections in judicial bodies will be held through democratic ways.

"Trial processes will accelerate. The Supreme Court’s service capacity will be improved. A family advocacy system will be established."

The nationalist movement party's short-range target is to come to power, the document states, and the MHP also aims to make Turkey's economy grow by about 6.6 percent a year and employ more one million extra people by 2023.

The party promises to increase the gross domestic product to $1.1 trillion by 2019 and decrease the inflation rate to 5 percent by 2023.

It also aims to increase exports and fight the "black economy".

Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci said on Friday Turkey's inflation rate would hit 6.8 percent, but drop back to 5.5 percent, in 2016.

Approximately 56 million Turkish citizens will vote on June 7 in the country's 25th general elections to elect 550 lawmakers to the Turkish Parliament.

Turkey had held general elections every five years until a 2007 constitutional change, which set elections for every four years.