Discussions continue regarding the possible connections of political figures and public officials in the fund investigation, which is said to have occurred in the capital markets and caused grievance to many investors.
While calls for the actions taken within the scope of the investigation and the persons mentioned to be disclosed to the public continue, judicial decisions against journalists reporting on the developments have come to the fore.
Sözcü newspaper editor Mustafa Balcı and journalist Şaban Sevinç were arrested. Following judicial control orders, house arrest measures were imposed on our newspaper's writer Murat Ağırel and journalist İsmail Saymaz.
TWO JOURNALISTS WERE ARRESTED
Sözcü newspaper editor Mustafa Balcı and journalist Şaban Sevinç, against whom legal proceedings were initiated due to their statements regarding the fund investigation, were referred to the courthouse after they were detained.
After completing their statements to the prosecutor's office, an arrest warrant was issued for two journalists who were brought to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest.
It was stated that Balcı and Sevinç were included in the investigation for allegedly spreading misleading information to the public due to their posts about AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik.
HOUSE ARREST DECISION FOR SAYMAZ AND AĞIREL
Journalists İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel, who brought up the allegations regarding Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat's relations with some names operating in the capital markets, also testified after Minister Bolat's criminal complaint.
The two journalists were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace after the prosecutor's office.
The judgeship initially decided to impose judicial control measures on Saymaz and Ağırel, in the form of a travel ban and signature obligation.
However, after the prosecutor's office objected to the decision, house arrest was ordered for two journalists.
On the other hand, it was stated that journalist Ali Tarakçı, who was previously arrested for reporting on the claim that a minister would resign regarding the fund investigation, was also in prison.
NAMES IN THE INVESTIGATION ARE REQUESTED TO BE DISCLOSED
The mention of the names of former and current ministers, AKP politicians and some public officials in the fund investigation increased the discussions regarding the scope of the investigation.
Former AKP Deputy Chairman Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's name also came to the fore in the allegations regarding the profits allegedly obtained through transactions in the capital markets.
NEW Party Deputy Ümit Özlale made a statement regarding the transactions of Mustafa Göktaş, who has the same name as the father of the Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş.
Minister Göktaş announced that he checked the list after the statements in question.
NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel also asked why the list, which Minister Göktaş stated that he could examine, was not shared with the public.
Özel reiterated his call for the release of the list of 270 people, whom he claimed were linked to the investigation.
ERDOĞAN: JUDICIAL COMMITTEES A CRIME
AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his assessment of the fund investigation, argued that there was an attempt to wear down his party.
Erdogan used the following statements:
"Those who commit crimes will be caught by the judiciary. We produce services, not words. We are running day and night to prepare Türkiye for the new century."
EXCLUSIVE: FUNDING CRISIS IS A STATE CRISIS
NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel reacted to the fund investigation and judicial decisions against journalists in his statement following the commemoration of the October 10 Train Station Massacre.
Özel stated that the list of 270 people, whom he claimed were within the scope of the investigation, should be disclosed and used the following statements:
"During the funding crisis, the chemistry of the government has been disrupted. It is not those who defraud the nation, but those who reveal it that are imprisoned. You must have watched Ömer Çelik, you have seen the panic, the body language, the tension, the rush of the criminals."
Özel, who argued that judicial proceedings were taken against journalists following the statements of AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, continued as follows:
"The incident is real, the news is real, but those who reveal it are put in prison, not those who defraud the nation. This shows how the public power is abused. The funding crisis is a state crisis."
'EITHER HE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE OR THE BALLOT MUST COME'
Stating that the political responsibility of the fund investigation should be revealed, Özel continued his criticism of the government.
Özel said:
"If Erdoğan did this, he should resign immediately and be held accountable. If Erdoğan's ministers, deputy chairmen, bureaucrats and his appointees did this, he has given up his ability to govern, the ballot box should come directly."
Özel continued his statement, arguing that the government was responsible for what happened and called for a change of administration.
Allegations regarding the transactions of people mentioned in the fund investigation and the decisions made about journalists continue to be discussed in public.
