
The Ministry condemned the allegations made against the institution where Mehmet Şimşek worked in the past.
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Zeynel Emre referred to Mehmet Şimşek's past position, claiming that Merrill Lynch exited the funds in Türkiye before the crisis.
The Ministry of Treasury and Finance made a written statement regarding the allegations made through Merrill Lynch Bank, where Minister Mehmet Şimşek worked in the past.
The following statements were made in the ministry's statement:
"It appears that an attempt is being made to create a coercive perception through the Merrill Lynch Bank, where our Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mr. Mehmet Şimşek, worked for nearly 20 years ago. These efforts are inappropriate and unfounded. Efforts to accuse our Minister of Finance with unfounded allegations through an institution he worked for and left years ago are unacceptable. We condemn such untrue associations and inform the public that we will use all our legal rights against such publications and accusations. With respect to the public. is announced."
WHAT HAPPENED?
NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre, in his statement after the fifth meeting of the crisis desk established after the fund crisis, said: "There is another very striking event here. Today we see that there are foreign Fatma Betül Sayan Kayas. Merrill Lynch is entering the funds in Türkiye. Destek Factoring, Özata Denizcilik, Katılım Evim... He found the most efficient funds. Someone suggested, 'Enter these funds'. He was not satisfied with finding the most efficient funds. Then he came out at the right time. In other words, there is money that the citizens will receive locked inside. Just before that time came, Merrill Lynch took away 8 billion liras. We don't know who broke the news, do we? But we have to ask this question: How ethical is it for Mr. Mehmet Şimşek to sit in the Ministry of Treasury and Finance when he made such a profit? To put it simply, this government has become a butcher and wants to slaughter citizens like sacrificial sheep. To carry out major robberies by protecting and using public money, but bankrupt institutions when it comes to the public money. The general manager and deputy manager who lost the money of Türkiye Sigorta in this robbery may want to benefit from effective repentance provisions, provided that they deposit twice the amount they siphoned, according to the law. "Give up what you stole, get rid of it" is unacceptable. He used the following expressions.
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A legal process will be initiated by the Ministry regarding the allegations.
Very likely · Within weeks

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