Green MP Taylan Kurt showed his sister’s 110-euro receipt in the House of Representatives on Thursday – for a normal family purchase Photo: DAVIDS/Darmer/Christian Lohse
By Johannes Malinowski
With his appearance against rising costs, Green MP Taylan Kurt showed that politics can also be close to the citizen. A comment from BZ editor Johannes Malinowski.
Politicians are often accused of operating in a bubble. Far away from the reality of people’s lives.
Thursday’s debate in the House of Representatives showed that there is another way. Green MP Taylan Kurt is new to Parliament.
A Moabit immigrant child who was probably not born with a golden spoon in his mouth. His performance showed impressively and understandably what inflation and rising energy costs are doing to Berliners’ wallets.
People who were previously able to live on their income are now in distress. Destinies that exist in many families. Taylan Kurt is a representative of the people in the best sense of the word.
