CHP's Tanal raises notable objection to 'discretionary fund': The state's treasury cannot be a black box

In the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Plan and Budget Committee, the 2026 budgets for the Presidency and its affiliated and related institutions and organizations have begun to be discussed.

CHP's Tanal, on his social media account, statedregarding thebudget negotiations, he raised a notable objection.

In the meeting,along with the Presidency, the budgets for 2026 for the National Intelligence Organization,the General Secretariat of the National Security Council,the Directorate of Communications, the Presidency of Religious Affairs, the Directorate of State Archives, the National Palaces Administration, the Presidency of Defense Industries, and the Strategy andBudgetPresidency, as well as the 2024final accounts and Court of Accounts reports, and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund, the Investment Office,and the Digital Transformation Office were discussed.theDigital Transformation Office, the Finance Office, and the Human Resources Office will have their Court of Accounts reportsreviewed.FROMCHP'SMAHMUT

TANAL DISCRETIO NARY FUND SOBJECTION

Tanal, on his social media account, regarding the bubudget debate sessions, a post regardingmadea statement. For the Presidency's use allocatedsecret appropriatio nappropriation amount of the past year was Just like this year, itwas not disclosedas tTanal, who stated that he objects to this situation, used the following expressions:

"The state's treasury cannot be a black box."

The amount allocated to the Presidency in 2025 for secret appropriation was notdisclosed.

It is unknown how much has been spent.

It is unknown how much remains.

2026 bhow much was allocated to the secret appropriation in thebudget was also notdisclosed.

During the Presidentialbudgetdeliberations, the concept of secret appropriationnot even its name wasmentioned.

An approachthat hides the public's money from the public serves arbitrariness, not democracy.

A non-transparent budget is an unlawful budget.

The mentality that ignores the Turkish Grand National Assembly's oversight authority is usurping the national will.

The nation is struggling with rentwhile thinking about their bills and breadwhile some are spending billions without being held accountable.It is called

secret appropriation, but in essence, it is a secret reign. Where is this money going?

Who is this money going to?

Where is it going?

For what purpose is it being spent?

Why are you hiding it?

Whose debts are you paying, and whom are you funding?

The nation that pays the taxes has the right to ask for an accounting.

The treasury of this country is public, not personal.

You will account for everypenny that comes out of the people's pockets.

Thebudget belongs to the nation."

The state's treasury cannot be a black box.

The amount of the secret appropriation allocated to the Presidency in 2025 was not disclosed.

It is unknown how much has been spent.

It is unknown how much remains.

The amount allocated for the secret appropriation in the 2026 budget was also not disclosed.

The Presidential budget...

— Atty. Mahmut TANAL (@MTanal) December 1, 2025

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