GENERAL27 Sept 2026
Turkey’s Ruling-Party Deputy Chair Resigns Amid Allegations Over Fund Crisis | Mint
Turkey's Deputy Chair of the ruling AK Party, Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, has stepped down from her party post. Opposition claims she and her husband made large profits on shipping shares. She asked the President to relieve her so the claims can be investigated without doubt. Turkey's market crisis has already forced fund liquidations, trading bans and asset freezes.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya quit as Deputy Chair of Turkey's ruling AK Party after opposition allegations about stock trades involving her and her husband.
- Turkey's Capital Markets Board filed criminal complaints against 11 people over trades in Ozata Denizcilik shares and imposed two-year trading bans on them.
- Authorities ordered the liquidation of 131 funds run by seven portfolio companies, and later froze the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 individuals.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you hold funds or shares with exposure to foreign markets, review their holdings and liquidity with your adviser. Treat the news as information, not a signal to buy or sell in a hurry, since the allegations in this case are not yet confirmed.
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