Turmoil in the AKP: Şamil Tayyar reveals the crisis in the omnibus bill! 'Once the matter reached our President...'

A provision included in the omnibus bill submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) has caused a widespread stir in legal circles and among the public. The proposal envisioned granting prosecutors the authority to freeze bank accounts without the need for a judge's decision or reports from institutions such as MASAK or the BDDK.

This regulation sparked serious debate regarding the "right to property." The pro-government media outlet Yeni Şafak reported the news with the headline: "Authority that threatens the right to property: Prosecutors granted 'Seize first, we'll look later' power."

ŞAMİL TAYYAR: “THE ISSUE REACHED ERDOĞAN”

One of the first figures to react to the aforementioned article in the omnibus bill was former AKP deputy Şamil Tayyar. In a statement on his social media account, Tayyar announced that the government had taken a step back on the regulation following public outcry.

Sharing statements from MASAK and the Directorate of Communications, Tayyar remarked, "The goal of both was to deny the reports in the press, but they ended up contradicting each other."

In his post, Tayyar stated that the authority to be granted to prosecutors would initially have applied to all catalog crimes, but the scope was narrowed following the backlash.

"Once public pressure mounted and the matter reached our President, things got chaotic. Following the President's reaction, a correction was made, and the authority was restricted," said Tayyar, who included the following in his post:

"The goal of both was to deny the reports in the press, but they ended up contradicting each other.

The essence of the matter is this:

In the draft bill prepared by the Ministry of Justice bureaucracy, it was envisioned that prosecutors would be granted the authority to seize assets for all catalog crimes.

Undoubtedly, for this regulation to be implemented, it must pass through parliament, meaning it must be enacted into law.

We objected to this regulation while it was still in draft form, saying, 'Do not do this, it will lead to arbitrariness.'

Once public pressure mounted and the matter reached our President, things got chaotic.

Following the President's reaction, a correction was made, and the authority was restricted.

The Ministry of Finance announced that the authority intended to be given to prosecutors is limited to the crimes of 'qualified fraud, qualified theft, and misuse of bank/credit cards.'

Even if restricted, I believe it would be more appropriate for this authority to be exercised in accordance with a judge's decision and reports from relevant institutions like MASAK.

I hope this is also corrected during the parliamentary stage."

İkisinin de muradı, basındaki haberleri yalanlamaktı, birbirlerini yalanladılar??

İşin özü şu:

Adalet Bakanlığı bürokrasisinin hazırladığı taslak kanun teklifinde, tüm katalog suçlar için savcılara mal varlığına el koyma yetkisi öngörülüyordu.

Kuşkusuz, bu düzenlemenin… pic.twitter.com/4WeV2HKArI

— Şamil Tayyar (@samiltayyar27) October 26, 2025

News Source: 12punto