Consumer Protection Association Sues For Electricity Increases

After the reactions to the electricity bills in the past days, first of all, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement that a new regulation would be made.

After many tradesmen showed their reaction by hanging their electricity bills on the windows and people shared their electricity bills on social media, the statements made and the new regulations to be made were not found sufficient by the Consumer Protection Association and the institution filed a lawsuit against the Energy Market Regulatory Authority.

“We couldn’t stay silent”

In the statement made by the Consumer Protection Association (TÜKODER) Headquarters, “In line with demands from consumers and the public As an organization of 32 years, we could not remain silent.” words were included. With this statement, the institution has been renamed as TÜKODER and the Federation of Consumer Associations (TÜDEF). He filed a lawsuit against the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).

In the case file filed by the Consumer Protection Association “When a scientific calculation is made, it will be seen that there is no question of encouraging the consumer to save, and this decision is out of question. making unfair profits from citizens taken with reason.” statements were included.

At the same time, in the statement made by the institution, “EMRA acted with the motive of exorbitant increase in order to increase the profits of electricity companies, let alone to protect the consumer. In addition, while EMRA was preparing the electricity price regulation, the social rule of law principle stated in Articles 172 and 167 and Article 2 of the Constitution, the relevant provisions of the law numbered 6502 and the Universal Declaration of Consumer Rights. not taken into account” it was said. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority has not yet made a statement regarding the case submitted to the 13th Department of the Council of State.