Statement from Davutoğlu's lawyer regarding Şaban Sevinç and Emrullah Turanlı: Legal action will be initiated

Hasan Seymen, the lawyer for former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, issued a written statement regarding the allegations made against Davutoğlu during a broadcast by journalist Şaban Sevinç with Taşyapı İnşaat owner Emrullah Turanlı.

Seymen announced that they would initiate legal proceedings against Sevinç and Turanlı, arguing that the statements made during the broadcast constitute "slander and defamation."

I would first like to state that we will initiate the necessary legal proceedings against both Şaban Sevinç and Emrullah Turanlı regarding the broadcast containing slander and defamation.

The statement also included assessments regarding the privatization process that was the subject of the discussion. Seymen stated that the Privatization Administration is affiliated with the Ministry of Finance and that the administration's work and transactions are carried out under the approval and responsibility of the relevant minister.

Hasan Seymen also pointed to the decision-making mechanism of the Privatization High Council during the period when the allegations were raised, noting that the council makes decisions based on information and documents submitted by the Privatization Administration and the responsible ministry. For this reason, Seymen argued that Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek should inform the public about the process.

In Seymen's statement, it was noted that the decision regarding the tender was taken due to a "stay of execution decision issued by the Council of State." The statement recorded that the decision in question was aimed at preventing any action until the Council of State's final decision on the merits and was evaluated within the scope of a "legal obligation."

Davutoğlu's lawyer stated that his client did not have access to certain documents and information because he was no longer in office during the subsequent process. However, Seymen conveyed that they had obtained information that the price in the second tender was not lower as alleged, but rather resulted in a figure nearly double the amount.

In the final part of the statement, the claim that the 8,000-square-meter area designated as a "common social use area" in the first tender was recently opened for zoning was criticized. Arguing that this area is the right of the public and local residents, Seymen stated that the institution or institutions that made the zoning change must be held accountable to the public.

News Source: 12punto