Did the funding crisis reach the AKP Headquarters? Claim from Butlan CHP that 'Employees' salaries remained in the fund'

Butlan CHP's Gaziantep Deputy Hasan Öztürkmen, in his statements regarding the fund investigation, argued that the number of victims was not limited to the announced 455 thousand 758 people, and that this number could reach 5 million when independent stock market investors were added.

Stating that public resources were also affected by the fund crisis, Öztürkmen brought up the claim that the salaries of AKP Headquarters employees were deposited into a fund and remained there.

Stating that the effects of the fund crisis are not limited to individual investors, Öztürkmen claimed that 2.9 billion lira transferred from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to a private fund company remained in Takasbank, while 12.7 billion lira of Türkiye Sigorta was in Tera, which is at the center of the investigation.

Stating that it is not known what other savings of public institutions remain in the funds, Öztürkmen also explained his claim regarding the AKP Headquarters.

Öztürkmen claimed that the salaries of AKP Headquarters employees were also deposited into a fund and asked for an explanation of which portfolio management company the money was transferred to, by whom and when. Öztürkmen stated that the amount claimed to be lost has not been clarified yet and called on the AKP Group Deputy Chairmen to respond to this issue.

WHO IS THE 'POLITICIAN'? HE QUESTIONED HIS CONNECTION TO THE PALACE

Öztürkmen also touched upon the statements given by former Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested within the scope of the fund investigation, during the judicial interrogation, and reminded that Kaya said that Tera manager Erdin Özel was recommended to her by politicians and that political suggestions were effective in her entry into the stock market.

Arguing that Kaya's statements raised new questions regarding the political connections of the investigation, Öztürkmen asked for clarification as to who suggested Erdin Özel to Kaya and for what reason he was portrayed as his assistant.

Öztürkmen also brought up whether the person who brought Kaya and Özel together was an influential person in the Palace and claimed that they had information that there were other AKP politicians who received large amounts of Özata Denizcilik shares. He asked why no action was taken against these names.

"THE CHAIN SHOULD BE LONGER"

Stating that there are unrest within the AKP regarding the fund investigation, Öztürkmen quoted the words attributed to a senior AKP executive, "Fatma Betül is a result, the reasons are wandering freely. It is not possible for her to be a single person, the chain must be quite long."

Arguing that the responsibility in the investigation cannot be placed only on the bureaucracy of financial institutions, Öztürkmen pointed out that the high-level appointments in the CMB, BRSA, Central Registry Agency, Takasbank, Borsa Istanbul and Türkiye Sigorta were made with the signature of AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Öztürkmen stated that the political connections of the funding crisis should be revealed and those responsible should be explained.