Statement from Mehmet Şimşek regarding the allegations that ‘he fell out with Erdoğan’ – Last Minute Economy News

It was claimed that AKP’s President Erdoğan and Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek had a falling out before the March 31 Local Elections.

While it was stated that Erdoğan forced Şimşek to raise the pensions, it was claimed that Şimşek resisted this demand even though it brought relations to the breaking point.

TV100 writer Fuat Uğur, who is known for his closeness to the AKP, said that Erdoğan predicted that the election results would come this way and that’s why he forced Şimşek about pensions; He claimed that Minister Şimşek resisted this demand even though it brought relations to the breaking point.

STATEMENT FROM ŞİMŞEK

Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek made statements regarding the allegations.

Şimşek stated that he supports Erdoğan’s economic policies and said, “We will further strengthen our program, which our President has fully supported from the beginning.”

Making a statement on the X account, Minister Şimşek said:

“For a while now, they have been trying to deliberately create an agenda with fake news. Our concern is to serve the country, our agenda is busy. We have a lot of work to do to solve the problems of our country and increase its potential and performance in this difficult geography.

We are determined to reduce inflation, reduce the current account deficit, establish budget discipline and solve structural problems. We will further strengthen our program, which our President has fully supported from the beginning.

When our program achieves its goals, the well-being of our citizens will be permanently increased. My request from our citizens; “Do not believe the rumors produced and please do not believe any news or rumors you have not heard from us about our policies.”

DENIAL FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS

The Center for Combating Disinformation under the Directorate of Communications denied the allegation made by Fuat Uğur that there was tension between the Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek and President Erdoğan before the election.

In the statement, it was said, “The claim in some media outlets that ‘A crisis arose between President Erdoğan and Minister Şimşek and the crisis was resolved with the activation of the global system’ is not true. As claimed, there was no relationship between our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek.” “There has been no tension. The Medium Term Program and the 12th Development Plan, which determine the road map for our country’s economy, will continue to be pursued with determination, as it has been until today.”