AK Party politician Şamil Tayyar has suggested that further officials could leave Turkey’s economic administration. In a social-media post addressing developments involving Mahmut Sütçü and Osman Çelik, he argued that the departures were overdue.

Commentary is not an official decision

Tayyar alleged that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan instructed the changes and predicted more departures. These are his assessments, not an announced list of dismissals or a new official ruling.

Background to the changes

The source reports Official Gazette decisions removing capital-markets regulator chief Mahmut Sütçü and audit-oversight chief İbrahim Ömer Gönül, and appointing Kutluhan Taşkın as deputy treasury and finance minister. Reports also state that Osman Çelik submitted a retirement request.

Why it matters

Changes in financial supervision and economic administration affect public governance. A departure alone does not prove criminal wrongdoing or establish the outcome of fund investigations. Further appointments should be checked against official decisions.