Mehmet Şimşek’s directive did not please AKP-aligned capital! 'We learned it has become a subject of complaint…'

The repercussions within the AKP of the warning issued by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who was appointed after the May 14 elections, to bank executives regarding 'not making exceptions for anyone' have reached the political corridors.

According to the claim by Gazete Pencere columnist Nuray Babacan, the consequences of Mehmet Şimşek's warning during a meeting with banks, stating that “all banks must comply with the system and rules in the same way and bank managements should not use special initiatives,” have become a subject of debate within the AKP.

The relevant section from Nuray Babacan's column is as follows:

There is no one who is unaware of the complaints regarding the interest rates of both normal and commercial loans from banks. In the AKP, the results of Mehmet Şimşek's warning during a meeting with banks, stating that “all banks must comply with the system and rules in the same way and bank managements should not use special initiatives,” are being discussed.

THEY DID NOT LIKE IT MUCH!

It is being recounted that AKP-aligned capital, which used advantageous loans especially from public banks in the past period, has not been able to utilize such privileges for some time. We learned that this has become a subject of complaint. Apparently, the efforts to prevent bad loans given to capital close to the AKP that do not return have not been very convenient for some…