Saudi Arabia seizes Ecevit's $2 billion inheritance! Ancestral land expropriated.

Saudis seized the 2 billion dollar land left by Bülent Ecevit's great-grandfather, Mekke Şeyhülislamı Hacı Emin Paşa, which Ecevit donated to the state to serve Turkish pilgrims, and did not pay the money.

"WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF THE LAND DONATED BY ECEVIT TO THE STATE?"

Former Prime Minister and 3rd Chairman of the CHP, Bülent Ecevit, won the lawsuit he filed in 1992 at the Istanbul Şişli Sulh Hukuk Hakimliği for the inheritance of his grandfather Hacı Emin Paşa, who served as the Mekke Şeyhülislamı during the Ottoman period, in 2005. Ecevit conveyed this inheritance, which was left to him in Saudi Arabia, to the then President Ahmet Necdet Sezer to serve Turkish pilgrims. However, no steps have been taken regarding the issue since then.

CHP Kayseri Deputy Aşkın Genç brought the situation of former Prime Minister and 3rd Chairman of the CHP Bülent Ecevit's inheritance in Saudi Arabia to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Genç asked in his motion, which he submitted for Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz to answer, "What is the current situation of the 110-acre land and complex in Medina donated by Bülent Ecevit to the state?"

"110-ACRE LAND IS INHERITED"

In his motion on the subject, Genç stated, "Hacı Emin Paşa, who served as the Mekke Şeyhülislamı during the Ottoman period, established a large complex consisting of 5 foundations, 2 madrasas, and many libraries. This complex covers a wide area from the place where ihram is entered in Hicaz to the Kaaba. Bülent Ecevit, who is the grandson of Hacı Emin Paşa, inherited the 110-acre land of this large complex.

Bülent Ecevit and his relatives won the lawsuit they filed in 1992 at the Istanbul Şişli Sulh Hukuk Hakimliği in 2005. Ecevit received most of the inheritance and decided to donate this inheritance to serve Turkish pilgrims. Regarding this donation decision, he requested assistance from the then President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, and Sezer asked the then President of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoğlu to take care of the matter," he said.

"NO CONCRETE STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 19 YEARS"

In the motion, where it is stated that there has been no concrete development regarding the transfer of the inheritance and the use of rights arising from the immovables, it is stated that "The Saudi Arabian administration has not made the payments it promised, including the price of the expropriated lands. Lale Beşe, one of the lawyers of the lawsuit, stated that the reason for this situation is the lack of permission for the Sevda Hill, which the Saudi Arabian King bought from Istanbul.

Bülent Ecevit's donation of this inheritance aims to better meet the accommodation and worship needs of the pilgrims. If the inheritance is transferred to the state, it will provide great convenience in the accommodation and worship processes of Turkish pilgrims in Medina. However, the fact that no concrete step has been taken in this regard for 19 years raises serious questions about the fate of the inheritance. Resolving this situation will both respect Ecevit's will and be beneficial for Turkish pilgrims," it said.

The questions directed by CHP Deputy Genç to Vice President Yılmaz are as follows;

• What is the current situation of the 110-acre land and complex in Medina donated by Bülent Ecevit to the state?
• Has any meeting been held with the Saudi Arabian administration regarding this issue? If so, what are the results of these meetings?
• Is it true that the Saudi Arabian administration has not paid the price of the expropriated lands and has not made any commitments regarding this?
• What is the effect of the lack of permission for Sevda Hill on the transfer of the inheritance donated by Bülent Ecevit?
• Has the Presidency of Religious Affairs made any efforts for Turkish pilgrims to benefit from this land?
• What are the reasons for the lack of any concrete development regarding the transfer of the inheritance and the use of rights arising from the immovables?