Çelik stated that they are waging the fight against the “fund devils” in a determined and uncompromising manner. He made a statement after the meeting. AK Parti Spokesperson Ömer Çelik made his remarks on the MKYK meeting held under the chairmanship of President Erdoğan following the meeting.
Çelik offered his condolences for Dündar Ziya Gültekin, the Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar who lost his life in the traffic accident in Düzce, and said that posts containing organized hate speech had been made on social media following the death, stating that they condemned them. He thanked the parties that published messages of common sense.
Announcing that lawmaker Cemalettin Kani Torun had rejoined the party, Çelik praised his work in Africa. He stated that Asuman Gülsoy had also joined. He stated that Bodrum Municipal Council Member Asuman Gülsoy had also joined. Noting that the numerous requests to join received from mayors and lawmakers are being meticulously reviewed by the authorized bodies, Çelik said the new memberships show that the AK Parti and the Cumhur İttifakı are a reliable address.
Stating that efforts on the fund issue are proceeding rapidly thanks to the determination demonstrated by Erdoğan, Çelik said that those they call “fund fraudsters” are being pursued in a determined and uncompromising manner, and that legitimate investors are being carefully distinguished. He said they would not convict anyone through political lynching. However, he emphasized that they would not allow any allegation to be covered up through political patronage.
Why it matters
The highest-level embrace of operations targeting fund fraud shows that the investigation will be conducted not merely as a judicial process but also as a matter of political will. The emphasis placed on distinguishing between legitimate investors and fraudsters directly concerns a broad segment of people who have placed their savings in such funds and are affected by the process. The promise that no cover-up will be carried out through political patronage, however, leaves open the question of whether the investigation will reach figures close to the government. The announcement of new memberships by deputies and municipal council members reveals that the AK Parti is seeking to expand at the level of parliament and local administrations, while being selective among the applications. The production of organized hate speech on social media in the wake of a death, and the party spokesperson having to respond to it, reflects how digital polarization has settled into the ordinary agenda of politics.
Background
Çelik is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 6 stories in which this name appears over the last 90 days; the most recent is dated 19 October 2026.