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Hafize Gaye Erkan Erkan bothered Erdoğan: “He can be fired”
The highlights of Sağlam’s article are as follows:
“It seems that it has become very difficult for Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan to remain in office. Meanwhile, it is also rumored that the president did not show up after last week’s investor meeting in New York and may not have returned from the US.
“ERDOĞAN IS UNCOMFORTABLE”
The theme of the last few days in the corridors of the Central Bank is the rumors and expectations that Governor Gaye Erkan will soon leave. There is now widespread discussion among the workforce that President Erdoğan also has concerns about Erkan and that Erkan will have to leave in the near future.
AHMET HAKAN INTERVIEW
While the interview that Central Bank Governor Gaye Erkan gave to Ahmet Hakan had a huge impact on the public, the situation is said to have changed afterwards. Finally, the news that appeared yesterday in the Sözcü newspaper that an employee was fired because he did not accept the job requested by Erkan’s father was like the final straw that broke the camel’s back. Then the rumors that had been spreading behind the scenes for some time, particularly that his family had been given an office at the Central Bank and were involved in personnel matters, gradually began to be reflected in the press.
After the stormy Ahmet Hakan interview, I witnessed that there was discontent in both AKP circles and the bureaucracy. After the interview, it was said that Erkan’s father was constantly involved in the bank’s affairs in the central bank offices in Istanbul and Ankara. It was often talked about that he took the initiative himself and made promises to employees and made them do many things.
“FAMILY IS IN BUSINESS”
It was also heard that some central bank employees were happy with it. For example, it was said that the staff working in a part of the Central Bank building in Istanbul that did not even have windows complained to the president’s father about their situation, and upon notification from his father, the same unit was given the right to work remotely the President’s decision, and the complaint was resolved.
As can be seen in this example, it was stated that the father and mother were constantly with the President in both Ankara and Istanbul to take care of the small child who needed to be breastfed and that they were given special attention on the office floors Areas were assigned so that the father in particular was in close contact with the staff.
It was said that your father was involved in the bank’s corporate affairs and strictly kept his promises to the employees.
There are many rumors that Gaye Erkan does not work harmoniously with the new vice presidents, i.e. her own management team. It is also said that President Erkan asked his assistants to also seek permission from him to work in their areas of expertise and that there were discussions at the leadership level.
“CBRT STAFF HAVE NO INFORMATION”
When I inquired before this article, I learned that Governor Gaye Erkan has not been seen by the central bank staff in recent days, but there was no information about her whereabouts. When I asked, they also said that three vice presidents and relevant staff were in Turkey. I also learned that President Gaye Erkan traveled to the United States on New Year’s Eve, ahead of the January 10-11 meetings.
This statement by the President probably shows that he will continue to stay in the USA even after the New York meeting. Governor Gaye Erkan’s statement that he learned the news during his meetings with the business and business community confirmed his initial perception. However, the strange thing is that a central bank governor has been in the US for 18 days and this is not even known to the relevant circles.
“THE WEATHER IN ANKARA IS BAD”
Personally, I hesitated to report on the rumors that arose before the interview with Ahmet Hakan and intensified after it. Because I heard concerns that it was both a personal issue about the child and that this intense post-interview flow might be intentional. The news from Sözcü newspaper was a concrete news that also included CİMER records. After this news, there was literally chaos in the market and I saw the rumors increasing. During my research, I witnessed that the unease caused by President Gaye Erkan, and in particular her father’s interference in corporate affairs, had reached its peak.
In summary, the issue has caused unease at the highest levels in Ankara. It is clear that this news dealt a blow not only to the president himself, but also to the Central Bank and the implemented program.
My personal guess is that the likelihood of President Gaye Erkan seeing the second half of the year as president is very low, despite attempts to keep these issues secret until the elections. “Although I say this as a prediction, I should also say that there is a possibility that the presidency will make a decision like ‘He should leave early’ despite the election.”
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