10.11.2026 00:30
In the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee, where the Ministry of Justice budget was being discussed, a notable debate took place over money allegations concerning Muhittin Böcek. While New Party Manisa MP Ahmet Vehbi Bakıroğlu denied the allegations, Minister Akın Gürlek brought up the records in the file and responded to the MP with the words, “You are speaking without knowing; everything is recorded in the file.”
During the deliberations on the Ministry of Justice budget at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Planning and Budget Committee, the money allegations concerning dismissed Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek caused a debate. New Party Manisa MP Ahmet Vehbi Bakıroğlu stated that he was with Böcek on the day the alleged money exchange took place and said, “There was no such thing.” Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, however, responded to Bakıroğlu by pointing to the minutes in the file.
BAKIROĞLU: THERE WAS NO SUCH THING
While the Ministry of Justice budget was being discussed at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee, the money allegations concerning Muhittin Böcek were raised.
New Party Manisa MP Ahmet Vehbi Bakıroğlu rejected the allegations, stating that he was also with Böcek on the day Böcek was alleged to have given money. Bakıroğlu voiced his objection with the words, “There was no such thing.”
HARSH RESPONSE FROM GÜRLEK: YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE FILE
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek responded to Bakıroğlu's statements by recalling the declarations in the file. Stating that Muhittin Böcek had benefited from the effective remorse provisions four times and had come voluntarily, Gürlek used the following statements:
“The honorable MP is speaking, but he knows nothing about the file. Muhittin Böcek benefited from effective remorse four times; he came voluntarily. To whom they took the money at the general headquarters, from whom they received it...”
“LET ME GIVE YOU THE MINUTES”
Gürlek, saying that there are records concerning the allegations in the file, continued his remarks directed at Bakıroğlu as follows:
“Let me give you the minutes. You are speaking without knowing; everything is recorded in the file. A summary regarding these was sent to Parliament.”
The mutual statements over the allegations concerning Muhittin Böcek became one of the prominent topics of debate during the Ministry of Justice budget deliberations at the Planning and Budget Committee.