Fund Crisis Debate in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Chief of Staff Statement
During the parliamentary session on the fund crisis, it was disclosed that the chief of staff to Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz also invested in the fund and suffered losses.
Amid debates over the fund crisis in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), it emerged that Fatih Kılınç, Chief of Staff to Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, had also deposited money into the closed fund. Yılmaz confirmed that his chief of staff had pooled 7 million liras with friends to make the investment and suffered a major loss.
Fund Crisis Discussions in the TBMM
As debates regarding the fund crisis escalated in the TBMM General Assembly, members of parliament brought various allegations concerning cabinet members and bureaucrats onto the parliamentary agenda.
Chief of Staff's Investment
Cevdet Yılmaz stated that his Chief of Staff, Fatih Kılınç, had informed him about the matter, explaining that they had pooled 7 million liras among some friends to invest in the fund and experienced a significant loss.
Reactions from Opposition Parties
YENİ Party İzmir Deputy Ümit Özlale directed questions regarding certain figures in the cabinet, while YENİ Party Group Deputy Chairperson Ali Mahir Başarır criticized the advisor for making the fund investment.