Üstel: Our goal is a single-party majority

Ünal Üstel, leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and Prime Minister, said he believes the UBP will emerge as the first party at the ballot box. He said the party will form the government again and aims to increase its number of seats so it can serve the public faster without relying on coalition partners.

Üstel met citizens in Boğaztepe, Büyükkonuk and Yedikonuk, presenting the government's achievements, projects for the new term and election goals. He said political stability has allowed the government to implement reforms and investments that had been pending for years, and that it aims to carry out new mega projects over the next five years.

Üstel stressed the importance of holding general and local elections together, saying this would spare the country long election bans and allow an uninterrupted five-year term. He also announced that the Ev-Yap Credit will take effect after the elections. The new loan, in Turkish lira, will be low-interest and long-term, with the interest difference covered by the government. A football field project for Yedikonuk, he said, has reached its final stage.