He retired from the Treasury after the 'fund scandal': Osman Çelik also left Eximbank

Türk Eximbank officially announced the resignation of Osman Çelik, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Board of Directors, in a statement made to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).

Çelik, who resigned from his post as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance last month, ended his managerial tenure at the bank with this notification. In the official notification made to KAP, it was stated that Çelik resigned from his duties as Board Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors at his own request.

Osman Çelik, who was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance on June 21, 2023, submitted his retirement petition to the Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek on October 19, 2026. Çelik's resignation from Eximbank, which ended his active bureaucratic life in the public sector, was considered as an expected procedure after the retirement decision in question.

It is known that the investigation process, publicly known as "fund scandal" or "fund profiteering", is behind Osman Çelik's successive separation decisions. As part of the investigation, a detention warrant was issued for Çelik's son-in-law, İskender Balcı. Balcı, who was found to be in Montenegro, returned to Türkiye on September 28, 2026, and was arrested and sent to prison by the court on October 2, 2026. Çelik, who attracted attention after his son-in-law's arrest, requested his retirement from his position at the ministry on October 19, following increasing public pressure.

Osman Çelik, born in Erzincan in 1964, graduated from METU Department of Economics. Çelik, who held senior positions in the banking and finance sector throughout his career, served as General Manager at Türkiye Finans and Vakıf Katılım banks. Çelik, who was appointed as the Undersecretary of Treasury in 2016, previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Türk Eximbank between 2017 and 2021.