MP Tüfenkci's statement on employment support for the textile industry

AK Party Malatya MP Bülent Tüfenkci said textile businesses operating in the Tekel Depoları (state monopoly warehouses) aim to employ approximately 2,500 people, signaling a sizable job boost for the eastern Turkish province. Tüfenkci said he will lobby the relevant ministry to allocate suitable space for the enterprises, making premises—not just incentives—the focus of the support effort. The move matters because textile firms in Malatya have been constrained by available workspace, and securing the warehouses could let them scale hiring toward the 2,500 target. Watch for the ministry's response on the space allocation and whether the promised employment materializes as firms expand into the site.