Breaking News... Akın Gürlek Makes Statement on 'Funding Fraud': 'No One's Position or Title Grants Them Authority Above the law.'
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Breaking news... Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that money movements, financial connections, and asset transfers are being examined as part of the fund investigation. Gürlek stated, "No one's position, title, economic power, or established connections can grant them a position above the law."
During the discussion of the Ministry of Justice's 2027 budget in the Turkish Grand National Assembly's Planning and Budget Committee, DEVA's Kısacık stated that a gang had stolen 1.5 times the Ministry of Justice's budget in a fund investigation. Minister Gürlek, however, announced that 32.5 billion TL had been paid into the voluntary restitution account.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek stated that there is "no special protection or shielding" for Fatma Betül Sayan, who was arrested as part of the fund investigation. (09.11.2026, Sputnik Türkiye)
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek shared the results of the fund investigation in a statement to the Parliament's Planning and Budget Committee. As of November 2026, the case involves 464 suspects, with 120 in custody and 262 under judicial supervision. Gürlek stated that approximately 31.5 billion Turkish Lira had been voluntarily repaid, emphasizing that legal responsibility continues.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, in his presentation to the Parliament's Planning and Budget Committee regarding his ministry's 2027 budget, stated that their goal is to use the allocated resources to strengthen trust in the judiciary. Emphasizing that their primary duty is to deliver justice with its fundamental values – protecting human dignity, guaranteeing rights and freedoms, and maintaining trust between the state and the nation – Gürlek stat…
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek explained that the fund investigation examines money movements, financial connections and transfers of assets, and that the investigations extend to the control mechanisms. “No one's authority, title, economic power or relationships can give him a position above the law,” Gürlek said, noting that the proceeds assessed as obtained from the crime have been traced.
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