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Turkey's banking regulator rejects claims about itself and its chairman
Turkey's banking regulator, the BDDK, rejected claims made about the institution and its chairman, Şahap Kavcıoğlu.
The regulator said the claims had appeared on social media and other platforms, but did not specify their content.
It called the claims entirely baseless and said they had no legal or factual basis.
The BDDK said its duties and the responsibilities it had in the matter were limited by law.
It said the posts could mislead the public and disrupt the handling of the process by the authorities responsible.
The regulator plans legal action against those responsible and said it would pursue its legal rights.
Turkey’s banking regulator said claims circulating about the institution and its chairman, Şahap Kavcıoğlu, were entirely baseless.
The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency said the claims appeared on social media and other platforms.
It said the claims had no legal or factual basis and could mislead the public and disrupt the proper handling of a process.
The agency said it would begin legal proceedings against those responsible and use all its legal rights.
- Who
- Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and its chairman, Şahap Kavcıoğlu.
- What
- The agency rejected claims about itself and Kavcıoğlu as baseless. It said it would begin legal proceedings against those responsible.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Social media and various other platforms.
- Why
- The agency said the claims could mislead the public and disrupt the proper handling of a process. The reason the claims were made is not stated.
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- Agency
- Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK)
- Chairman
- Şahap Kavcıoğlu
- Announcement date
- October 30, 2026
- Claims appeared
- Social media and various other platforms
- Agency’s response
- It said it would begin legal proceedings against those responsible
What people are saying
The claims made in these posts about our institution and our chairman are entirely unfounded and have no legal or factual basis.
Such disinformation targeting our institution and our chairman with baseless accusations not only misleads the public but also hinders the proper conduct of the process by the authorized institutions and organizations.