Mansur Yavaş's response to Minister Işıkhan regarding the 'seizure': It appears that a collective attack has been initiated.

After the local elections on March 31, the discussions regarding the debts of municipalities to the Social Security Institution (SGK) have flared up again.

Most recently, during the ongoing budget discussions of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in the Planning and Budget Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced that they would initiate seizure proceedings against municipalities that do not pay their debts.

"THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT PAY THE LEAST OF THEIR DEBTS ARE CHP-LED"

Minister Işıkhan stated, "The debt of municipalities has risen from 96 billion lira to 150 billion lira, and this has become unsustainable. We call on all municipalities; pay your debts. We will initiate seizure proceedings against municipalities that do not make any attempts. The municipalities that pay the least of their debts are CHP-led municipalities. The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has a debt of 8.5 billion lira to SGK, which was 209 million when it was taken over from Melih Bey."

A RESPONSE FROM MANSUR YAVAŞ

In a post on his social media account, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) Mayor Mansur Yavaş responded to the statements of Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan regarding ABB's debt.

Referring to the investigation initiated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the concerts organized by ABB, Yavaş wrote, "It appears that a collective attack has been initiated."

In his response, Yavaş included the following statements:

"Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan has claimed, 'ABB currently has a debt of 8.4 billion lira to SGK.'

The truth is as follows!!

SGK CURRENT STATUS INFORMATION NOTE (Total current debt 8 billion)

Requests for the cancellation of the interest with hardship claims under Article 48/A of Law No. 6183 were REJECTED.

The request for installment payment under Article 48 of Law No. 6183 was accepted, and in this context,

651 million, which is 10% of the debt, was paid as a down payment.

For the 50% collateral, land work was reported to SGK by the Real Estate Department with 2 separate schedules, but due to the restrictions and seizures on the collaterals, the SGK board rejected the 1.2 billion collateral except for 80 million.

In the latest negotiations, instead of Article 48 of the relevant law, it was agreed by mutual consent to cancel it with a petition and to make a mutual payment of 250 million for all companies."