High rate of fridge ownership shows Turkey’s prosperity - Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said having a refrigerator at home is a sign of prosperity.

Erdogan made the remarks during his electoral rally in the western province of Sakarya on June 5, comparing figures from the start of his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule in 2002 to today.

In 2002, 91,000 cars were sold, while 723,000 cars were sold last year. Some 1,088,000 refrigerators were sold back then and 3,107,000 were sold last year. It means that there are no poor people… if there is a refrigerator in every house, then we are on a certain level of prosperity, he said.

His words however triggered an avalanche of reactions on social media, with his critics arguing that almost every house in Turkey has had a refrigerator for several decades.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce also criticized Erdoğan for his remarks.
 
Source: hurriyetdailynews