EPGIS responded to some of the statements made by EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz, who made some statements on CNN Türk regarding the announcement of the hike and its cancellation today, on EPGİS. The discussion drew a reaction on all social media in a short time.
The continuous increase in fuel prices in the recent period has gathered the reaction of all segments of the society. Especially in the past week. almost every day A hike decision was announced for fuel prices today.
Energy Oil Gas Supply Stations Employers’ Union (EPGİS), which is one of the most important sources that announces the upcoming hikes and follows the agenda, announced that the hikes were canceled in another statement in the evening. The reason is today Sudden drop in Brent oil prices displayed as. EPGIS announced that the said hike was canceled due to this drop in fuel prices.
EMRA Chairman said ‘When EPGİS said a raise, there was no raise anyway’
After this announced ‘raise cancellation’ decision, the increase in the social media Criticism of the fact that the price of brent oil has not been reduced to the level of its decline had begun. While these discussions continued, Mustafa Yılmaz, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), made some critical statements on the subject in a program he attended.
Yılmaz’s statements on the subject were as follows;
“EPGİS” When he said ‘raise’, there was no raise. It costs the same all over the world. There was also a significant increase in the price of fuel products resulting from the Ukraine war. After all, Russia is the supplier of the world. Freights and ship shipments there affect the process. No raise was made. I’m liquidating this. After 24.00 at night, such a raise can be made. The union called EPGIS says ‘A raise will come’ with certainty. Seeing the decline today, they said, ‘There is no need for such a regulation’. We are following. There was no decision to raise, but there was such an expectation. These fuel prices would also become clear at 22:00 at night. There was a serious decline.
Sometimes the decrease in crude oil may not decrease at the same rate in processed fuel oil. These prices are determined on the international market in Genova. There are international prices. It has stages, let’s say you can see it at 19.30, but we see it at 22.00. Prices were different between 19.30 and yesterday. Nothing happened to change the price change. EPGIS predicted from daytime. It’s not right to say anything without seeing the prices at 19.30 or 22. It’s a mistake EPGIS did to make their own advertisements. We have filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office regarding this. They pile citizens into gas stations. There is no raise made, and we do not make these raises. It has an international formula. EMRA hiked, canceled it… There is no such thing.’‘
The statement on the subject from EPGIS was not delayed
EPGİS, which made a statement on Yılmaz’s remarkable statements on its official Twitter account, included the following statements in its statement;
We want to exercise our right to reply to the statements of EMRA President regarding our union and the canceled hike in Ahmet Hakan’s program on CNN Türk. We would like to respond to all their unjust and baseless statements one by one and explain what the truth is. Mr. President himself knows very well that; All the information we provide is documented and official information.. We demand that a criminal complaint be filed with the prosecutor’s office about the increase made today and canceled. We would like to submit the official price lists and official formulas regarding this hike to the relevant prosecutor’s office.
EPGIS is an employers’ union. Like every union operating within the borders of the Turkish Republic, its fields of activity are specific and limited. EPGIS does not raise a raise, EPGIS does not cancel a raise, there is no such thing as an EPGIS formula. In our country, the calculation of the increase or discount is made with the formula determined by the law. this formula EMRA INTERVENTION 3 times (LIKE TODAY) and canceled the hikes.
With the criminal complaint made by the EMRA President to the Competition Authority about our union, our institution underwent a preliminary investigation and the incident was not turned into an investigation. With this criminal complaint, the head of EMRA how it interferes with the free market officially registered.
To summarize;
To summarize all these discussions; EMRA, EPGIS that he is not authorized to make statements such as ‘raise has come’ and ‘cancelled’; He said that this information was ‘based on guesswork’ and did not reflect the truth. EPGİS, on the other hand, stated that all their statements were based on official documents.
In addition, the head of EMRA stated that it was not EMRA that made the increase or canceled it; determined by global oil prices. However, this situation left the following question unanswered; if prices are determined by global oil pricesWhy didn’t there be a discount after the fall this evening?
After the statements, reactions to both sides grew on social media.
