A statement came from the Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, regarding the resignation allegations that came to the fore on social media and some media. Şimşek stated that the allegations do not reflect the truth and warned the public against speculative news.
“RESIGNATION CLAIMS ARE FOUNDATIONAL”
In his statement, Mehmet Şimşek said, “The resignation allegations circulated about me are unfounded.”
“SPECULATIVE NEWS SHOULD NOT BE RELIED ON”
Şimşek continued his statement by stating that such news targets Türkiye’s economic stability and said, “Such speculative news targeting our country’s economic stability should not be relied upon.”
“THE MINISTRY MADE A STATEMENT
The Ministry of Treasury and Finance announced that the allegations against Minister Mehmet Şimşek in a column are false and that Şimşek does not have any business relationship, partnership or commercial ties with the owners and managers of the mentioned brokerage firm.
In the statement made on the social media account of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, it was stated that, “In a column published in a newspaper today, unrealistic insinuations were made about our Minister, based on the words attributed to another person in the petition of a person. Our Minister has no business relationship, partnership or commercial connection with the mentioned brokerage firm or the owners and managers of this institution, in England or anywhere else, before or after his public office.”
In the statement, “Our Minister worked in the research unit of Merrill Lynch between 2000 and 2007. This position does not include the authority to establish commercial relations with any institution or to give employment. The fact that a global bank such as Merrill Lynch has worked at the corporate level with many intermediary institutions in Türkiye does not mean that there is a business relationship between our Minister and any person. The allegation that a person uses the name of our Minister to gain the impression of prestige or influence does not indicate that there is any relationship with our Minister. Such a relationship “If this is the case, the responsibility lies with the individual. We reserve our legal rights against unrealistic claims.”
