02.11.2026 17:02
After his son-in-law was arrested as part of the fund investigation, Osman Çelik, who requested retirement from his position as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance, also resigned from his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eximbank.
Osman Çelik, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eximbank, resigned from his post.
In the statement made to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), it was stated that Osman Çelik left his membership on the board of directors as well as his chairmanship of the Eximbank Board of Directors.
HIS SON-IN-LAW WAS ARRESTED IN THE FUND INVESTIGATION
The name of Osman Çelik, who was appointed Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance on June 21, 2023, came to the agenda when his son-in-law İskender Balcı, a board member of Özata Denizcilik, was arrested in the fund investigation. Balcı, who was determined to be in Montenegro, returned to Turkey on September 28, 2026, and was arrested and sent to prison by the court he was brought before on October 2, 2026.
HE REQUESTED RETIREMENT FROM THE TREASURY ON OCTOBER 19
Osman Çelik, on whom eyes were focused, submitted his retirement petition to Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek on October 19 after the criticisms.
WHO IS OSMAN ÇELİK?
Osman Çelik was born in 1964 in Erzincan/Kemaliye. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Middle East Technical University. He worked as an Economist at the State Institute of Statistics between 1986 and 1987. Between 1988 and 1995, he served as an Expert and Senior Expert at the Project Evaluation and Preparation Directorate of Faisal Finance Institution. In 1995-1999, he continued his duty as Project and Marketing Manager at İhlas Finance Institution.
During the 2000-2005 period, he served as Deputy General Manager of Anadolu Finance Institution. Between 2006 and 2015, he assumed the positions of Deputy General Manager responsible for Loans and then Commercial Banking, respectively, at Türkiye Finans Participation Bank, and as of June 2015, the position of General Manager.
Mr. Çelik was appointed to the position of Undersecretariat of the Treasury of the Republic of Turkey on June 29, 2016. During his tenure at the Undersecretariat of the Treasury, he served as a Member of the Executive Board of the Islamic Development Bank and as the G-20 Turkey Sherpa. In the same period, he also held membership positions on the Boards of Governors of the World Bank, EBRD, Asian Development Bank, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Ecobank, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, as well as memberships on the FSB, the Financial Stability Committee, the Interest-Free Finance Coordination Board, and the KOSGEB Executive Board.
Osman Çelik, who was appointed Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance on June 21, 2023, submitted his retirement petition to Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek on October 19.