
Minister Gürlek gave information about the fund investigations, arrests and Muhittin Böcek's statements at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Planning and Budget Commission.
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Within the scope of fund investigations, arrest warrants have been issued for various public officials and bank managers.
Gürlek stated that he "wanted to take the floor to provide accurate information" during the discussions regarding the 2027 budget of his Ministry in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Planning and Budget Commission, regarding the statements of some MPs regarding the fund investigations.
Giving information about the arrest process of former minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya within the scope of the fund investigation, Gürlek said, "A criminal complaint was made by the CMB (Capital Markets Board) regarding the 106th and 107th articles of the CMB Law on October 26, 2026, regarding Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya. In other words, after the criminal complaint, the prosecutor's office called her to testify and an arrest warrant was issued under Article 220 of the TCK, for opposition to the Capital Markets Law. In other words, specifically "There is no protection." he said.
Some MPs asked, "Why wasn't he arrested before?" Reminding that he said, Gürlek said, "Because the CMB did not have an investigation permit. The prosecutor's office requested an investigation permit, and as you know, these crimes also require an investigation permit by the CMB." He made a statement.
Gürlek stated that in the same context, an investigation permission was requested against former CMB Chairman Ömer Gönül, and an investigation permission was given for "abuse of power" on October 14, 2026, and reminded that apart from these, Deputy Chairman of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, Muhammet Erişen, and Adil Katılım Bankası General Manager Murat Yönaç were also arrested. Gürlek said, "Public officials are also arrested here. We do not protect anyone." he said.
Speaking about the "land registry records" brought up by some MPs, Gürlek reminded that he had previously filed a compensation lawsuit against New Party Chairman Özgür Özel for 750 thousand liras, and the court decided to partially accept the case. Gürlek said, "The land registry records have also been included in the file, there are 4 deed records. You repeat the same thing over and over again. If you examine the file a little, you will know the events." he said.
Regarding the allegations regarding the statements made by a member of parliament within the scope of "effective regret" by Muhittin Böcek, who was suspended from his post as the Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Minister Gürlek noted the following:
"Muhittin Böcek expressed active remorse 4 times. He came completely of his own volition. No prosecutor listens to Muhittin Böcek alone. He made a statement in the presence of his lawyer. His son Gökhan Böcek expressed active repentance 2 times and they explained everything clearly. To whom they took the money to the headquarters, from whom they received the money... Let me give you the minutes. You are talking without knowing. All of these are recorded in the file. A summary report was sent to the Parliament regarding these."
A member of parliament asked: "Has the base record been released?" Gürlek answered the question: "The base record is in the file. You are talking without any knowledge." he replied.
After an argument broke out between the New Party MPs and AK Party Mersin Deputy Hasan Ufuk Çakır during Gürlek's statements, Commission Chairman and AK Party Samsun Deputy Mehmet Muş adjourned the meeting.
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