Senior AKP Official Comments on Fund Embezzlement: The Chain Is Quite Long.
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Claiming that the fund crisis affected 5 million people, CHP MP Hasan Öztürkmen alleged that the salaries of AKP General Headquarters employees were also deposited into a fund and remained there. Öztürkmen also questioned the identity of the politician who brought together Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested, and Tera executive Erdin Özel.
Following the crisis in the capital markets, what happened was described by the public as a "fund scam," and the investigation launched by the judicial authorities created a seismic shock within the AK Party. A high-ranking AK Party official, speaking to Milli Gazete on condition of anonymity, openly expressed responsibility for the scandal, criticizing internal party mechanisms and past negligence.
Mahmut Arıkan, the leader of the Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi), called on the AK Party government to shed light on the embezzlement of funds, particularly its political aspects. Regarding the arrest of former AK Party Deputy Chairperson Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, Arıkan stated, "We cannot say that justice has been served."
Speaking to journalist Ismail Saymaz, a senior AK Party official assessed Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's arrest and suggested that the investigation could extend to other names. The AK Party has criticized the administration of the SPK and Borsa Istanbul, and demanded that the list, which is said to be 241, be announced.
In the investigation into the fund fraud, notable objections have been raised from within the AKP. An unnamed high-ranking party official argued that former Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested, cannot be the only political figure in the investigation. The AKP source stated that the investigation should not be limited to those arrested, and demanded that the political and bureaucratic relationships behind the fund transactions also …
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