HDP co-chair, Mithat Sancar, visited the community of Milas in the Aegean region and talked to the mayor, Muhammet Tokat (CHP), about the fires raging in the area. The district is in the province of Muğla and is one of the areas hit the most.

Sancar expressed his regret for the dead and praised the great efforts of the local people in fighting the fires. Far too little is said about this, said the co-chair of the HDP, adding: “We know, however, that many are in action with great willingness to make sacrifices to fight the fires. That is perhaps our own consolation. We also see the work of local government. Much could be said about the lack of resources and skills, but blaming the communities for this is very bad. Rather, the government failed to fulfil its responsibility and ignored warnings. After the fire broke out, it did not do what was necessary. In disasters like this one, it turns out that the warnings from the opposition parties were correct.”

Mayor Muhammet Tokat thanked Sancar and the HDP for their sympathy and reminded that a fire broke out a few days ago and no lessons were learned from it. Now the fire is spreading further and threatens to spread to the power plant in Yeniköy after the thermal power plant in Kemerköy.