CHP Gaziantep Deputy Hasan Öztürkmen, in a statement regarding the fund investigation, argued that the crisis is not limited to the announced number of victims. Öztürkmen claimed that the number of victims, officially stated as 455 thousand 758, could reach 5 million when independent stock market investors are also taken into account.
Raising the allegation that public resources were also affected by the fund crisis, Öztürkmen claimed that the salaries of AKP Headquarters employees were invested in a fund and remained there. Stating that it must be disclosed to which portfolio management company, by whom, and when the money was transferred, Öztürkmen called on the AKP Group Deputy Chairs to provide an answer.
Arguing that the effects of the fund crisis go beyond individual investors, Öztürkmen claimed that 2.9 billion liras transferred from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to a private fund company remained at Takasbank, and that 12.7 billion liras belonging to Türkiye Sigorta were held at Tera, which is at the center of the investigation. Öztürkmen demanded that it be clarified what other savings of public institutions remain in the funds.
QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL CONNECTION
Öztürkmen also drew attention to the statements made by former Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested as part of the investigation, during her judicial interrogation. Reminding that Kaya said Tera executive Erdin Özel was recommended to her by politicians and that political suggestions were influential in her entry into the stock market, Öztürkmen argued that it should be investigated through whom this connection was established.
Asking who recommended Erdin Özel to Kaya, Öztürkmen also demanded an explanation as to whether this person is an influential figure in the Palace. Claiming that they have received information that there are other AKP politicians who made large purchases of Özata Denizcilik shares, Öztürkmen asked why no action has been taken against these individuals.
Fatma Betül is a result; the causes are walking around freely. It is impossible for it to be a single person; the chain must be quite long.
Stating that the responsibility in the investigation cannot be placed solely on the bureaucracy of financial institutions, Öztürkmen pointed to high-level appointments at the CMB (SPK), BRSA (BDDK), Central Securities Depository, Takasbank, Borsa İstanbul, and Türkiye Sigorta. Öztürkmen stated that the political connections of the fund crisis must be uncovered and those responsible must be announced to the public.
News Source: 12punto
