Kutluhan Taşkın was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance. Sütçü and Gönül were dismissed

New appointment and dismissal decisions were published in the Official Gazette.

According to the decisions in the Official Gazette, Kutluhan Taşkın was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance. Taşkın had been serving as the Vice President of the Presidency for Strategy and Budget since May 21, 2021.

Born in 1978 in Konya's Akşehir district, Taşkın graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration in 2001. Taşkın, who started his career at the State Planning Organization in the same year, completed his master's degree in public administration at Cornell University in the USA.

Taşkın, who held various managerial positions in the Ministry of Development, was appointed as the General Directorate of Plans and Programs of the Presidency of Strategy and Budget in 2018, and as vice president in 2021.

With the decision published on October 16, Taşkın was also appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Meat and Milk Institution.

MILK MAN AND GÖNÜL WERE DISMISSED

According to the information in the Official Gazette, Capital Markets Board (CMB) Chairman Mahmut Sütcü was dismissed from his appointed position on May 9, 2026. Sütcü, who has been serving as the Deputy Chairman of the CMB since November 2024, was appointed to replace İbrahim Ömer Gönül.

On the other hand, İbrahim Ömer Gönül was dismissed from his post as the President of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (KGK).

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested permission to investigate Gönül for "abuse of office" within the scope of the investigation into investment funds.

Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek gave permission for an investigation against Gönül on October 14, following the preliminary examination report of the Ministry's Inspection Directorate.

ŞİNASI CANDAN WAS APPOINTED AS REVENUE ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENCY

Şinasi Candan was appointed as the Head of Revenue Administration. Candan had been serving as the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Supply Office (DMO) since October 2023.

The position of Head of Revenue Administration was vacated after the previous chairman, Bekir Bayrakdar, was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance on October 16.

FOUR MORE APPOINTMENTS IN THE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

By Presidential decision, Kaan Kasım, Head of Inspection of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, and Revenue Administration Department Heads Zekai Çenge and Hüseyin Azili were appointed as Deputy Director of Revenue Administration.

Ferhat Dinçer was appointed as the Head of Revenue Administration Department.