In Turkey, “livestock” refers to the total number of bovine, ovine and poultry animals in the country.
But not to be confused with the “asset declarations” that have occupied the agenda in recent days...
The “goods” there are a bit more personal acquisitions.
For example;
Like Gökhan Günaydın's years of earnings as an agricultural engineer and similar jobs, which he calls “the white of my brow”...
Since we are on the subject, let's expand the expectation.
For example;
Özgür Özel should also declare his assets.
Even;
Akin Gurlek's assets should also be disclosed.
It is not enough.
All mayors serving in Turkey;
disclose his assets before and after his presidency.
If we are talking about transparency, let it be a start:
MPs should also explain.
For example, let's have the following names as the first ones to announce:
Ali Mahir Basarir
Veli Agbaba
Cemal Enginyurt
Adnan Beker
Umut Akdogan
Burhanettin Bulut
Let the chain of transparency begin.
As an Agricultural Engineer myself, since “goods” are being discussed,
Let me bring this a little bit more into my own sphere...
The goods I am going to talk about are a bit different.
Let's look at Turkey's real “animal wealth”.
These data are usually released by the Turkish Statistical Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
According to the average data of the last years, the picture is as follows:
Bovine Animals
Cattle: about 16-17 million
Buffalo: about 180-200 thousand
Small Bovine Animals
Sheep: about 42-45 million
Goats: about 12-13 million
Poultry Animals
Chicken: approximately 380-400 million
Turkey, goose, duck, etc.: several million
Total table
Cattle: ~17 million
Ovine: ~55-58 million
Poultry: ~400 million
Turkey is among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of sheep and goat population.
So you see...
There are many “goods” in Turkey.
But one is in the stables,
The other is revealed in the declaration of assets.
Which one is the most talked about...
now it's up to your interpretation.