Sabah - atv Will Be Ready For Sale In 4 Months
ANAKRA - Following are the highlights from today`s Turkish daily Hurriyet. The Anadolu Agency is not responsible of opinions expressed or the context of the editorials and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Savings Deposits Insurance Fund (TMSF) President Ahmet Erturk stated that Dinc Bilgin and Turgay Ciner`s companies, which were recently seized by TMSF, would be ready for sale in the next 4 to 6 months.
Referring to Referans daily`s columnist Eyup Can`s interview with the TMSF President, today`s Hurriyet daily writes that Erturk expressed they would carry out a rapid and smooth sale process, thanks to the experiences they had in the past.
Erturk also stressed that they would put the companies to sale "at a moment when they could get the best price".
"Concerning the sale, we are interested in the economic aspect of the general elections rather than its political dimension," Erturk underscored in his interview.
According to Hurriyet, Erturk explained the seizure process briefly as well. Erturk said, Sabah Group`s former President Dinc Bilgin paid a visit to his office three weeks ago and stated that he signed "secret protocols and agreements" with Turgay Ciner in 2002. Upon Erturk`s request, Bilgin submitted the relevant evidence and documents to TMSF afterwards.
After confirming that such documents were real, Erturk called (Ciner`s) Merkez Group`s management for a meeting and asked about the allegations. Merkez Group`s officials, who denied such claims in the first place, later on admitted that several protocols were signed with Bilgin in the past, however, they had no "validity" at the moment.
Upon such developments, TMSF seized the control of 63 companies belonging to Dinc Bilgin and Turgay Ciner on April 1st.
Meanwhile, Erturk indicated during the interview that, he informed Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well, after he decided to take action on the issue. Erturk underscored that PM Erdogan told him "to do what was necessary within the framework of the law".
