Favors from pro-government companies to former AKP ministers and deputies

Former AKP ministers and members of parliament are being appointed to significant positions in the private sector. While former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Cahit Turhan serves as the CEO of the company operating the Northern Marmara Motorway, former Minister of Finance Lütfi Elvan sits on the Board of Directors of Kalyon Holding. Former Central Bank Governor Naci Ağbal has assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Board at Aksa-Kazancı Holding.

Former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yıldız was appointed to the board of directors of Tepebey Madencilik, a subsidiary of Rönesans Holding. Former Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli serves as the vice chairman of the board at the Albayrak Group. Former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Board at Albaraka Türk, and was also appointed as an independent Board Member at BİM.

Former Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci is among the partners of Turkuaz Motorlu Araçlar Tic. San. A.Ş. Other notable appointments include former Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak becoming the deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of Ziraat Bank, and former State Minister Kürşat Tüzmen serving as the Chairman of the Board of the Turquality Foreign Exchange Earning Activities Association.

CRITICISM FROM THE CHP

According to a report by Sözcü, CHP Karabük Deputy Cevdet Akay criticized these appointments, stating, "While Turkey is being managed like a joint-stock company, our nation is paying the heavy price. The AKP continues to feed its cronies and pave new paths for the capital it has created, disregarding political ethics. It is absolutely unacceptable for former ministers and deputies who have engaged in politics within the AKP to become high-level executives in companies that are fed by the government and receive all state tenders."