Politics · Turkey · 3 hrs ago
Turkey removes capital markets and accounting oversight chiefs
Turkey removed two public oversight chiefs in a set of government personnel changes published in the Official Gazette.
The decree, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, dismissed Mahmut Sütcü as head of the Capital Markets Board and İbrahim Ömer Gönül as head of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority.
These agencies oversee capital markets and accounting and auditing standards.
Kutluhan Taşkın was appointed deputy finance minister, moving from a deputy role at the Strategy and Budget Directorate.
The changes also included new appointments at the Revenue Administration and several other ministries and public bodies.
The announcement gives no reason for the dismissals.
The appointments and removals take effect under the published decree; no further next steps were stated.
Turkey has removed Capital Markets Board (SPK) chair Mahmut Sütcü and Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (KGK) chair İbrahim Ömer Gönül.
The decisions were published in the Official Gazette with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s signature.
Kutluhan Taşkın was appointed deputy minister of Treasury and Finance.
The announcements also included appointments and removals at several other ministries and public institutions.
- Who
- Mahmut Sütcü and İbrahim Ömer Gönül were removed from their posts.
- What
- Turkey announced senior appointments and removals, including new chairs’ removals from the SPK and KGK.
- When
- The decisions were published on 19 October 2026.
- Where
- The decisions were published in Turkey’s Official Gazette.
- Why
- Not stated
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- SPK chair removed
- Mahmut Sütcü
- KGK chair removed
- İbrahim Ömer Gönül
- Deputy finance minister appointed
- Kutluhan Taşkın
- Publication
- Official Gazette
- Date
- 19 October 2026