Robbery is like an ancestral sport at the Yunus Emre Foundation

Robbery is like an ancestral sport at the Yunus Emre Foundation

MILLIONS OF LIRAS TRANSFERRED TO COMPANIES!

In the indictment, the Guidance and Inspection Presidency of the General Directorate of Foundations took part in the capacity of the whistleblower, whilst the Yunus Emre Foundation was included as the aggrieved party. Some of the findings included in the indictment are as follows:

• It was determined by the inspectors of the General Directorate of Foundations  that a total of 4 million 492 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to Bestekar Real Estate Construction Company without anything in return.
• It was ascertained that a total of 72 thousand 918 euros of foundation resources was transferred to Bir Tuana Tourism Health Company without anything in return.
• It was ascertained by the Directorate’s inspectors that a total of 3 million 773 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to Çiçekler Gift Shop Company without anything in return.
• 22 million 229 thousand TL was transferred to Dor Congress Company without anything in return.
• It was determined that the entirety of the purchasing processes in the purchasing files forming the basis of the invoices issued by Kaşif Printing Company was fabricated from beginning to end, that a significant portion of the goods was not sent to the foundation headquarters or the coordinating offices, and furthermore, that the unit prices in some of the invoices were set unusually high, resulting in a total of 3 million 940 thousand TL of foundation resources being transferred to the company without anything in return.
• It was evaluated that the foundation awarded a job to Kuvv Electronics Company for a fee of 4 million 950 thousand TL + VAT by creating a purchasing file with completely fabricated/concocted purchasing documents from beginning to end within the scope of a service valued at approximately 250 thousand TL; however, due to the foundation not paying the unrequited invoice amount, the alleged offence of ‘Abuse of trust due to service’ committed through this company remained at the attempt stage.
• It was ascertained that 51 invoices belonging to Maksal Construction amounting to 23 million 619 thousand TL were entirely unrequited, and foundation resources were transferred without anything in return.
• It was determined that 78 invoices of Nira Advertising and Printing amounting to 13 million 812 thousand TL were fake, and the invoice equivalents were transferred to the company without anything in return.
• It was ascertained that a total of 7 million 363 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to Urgan Agency Company without anything in return.
• It was ascertained by the inspectors of the General Directorate of Foundations that 6 million 332 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to Yako Consultancy Company without anything in return.
• 15 million 452 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to Ycl Garage Company without anything in return.
• 33 million 911 thousand TL was transferred to Ykm Trustee Warehousing Company without anything in return.
• 44 million 48 thousand TL of foundation resources was transferred to the sole proprietorship Zennure Zavagar without anything in return.

RESIGNING FIGURES ARE NOT BEING TRIED

Many individuals whose signatures are on the payment orders and documents authorising payments from the foundation’s safe for the invoices described by the prosecution as “fabricated and concocted” are not being put on trial.

Following the outbreak of the scandal, Rahmi Göktaş, the husband of the Minister of Family Mahinur Göktaş, and Abdullah Kutalmış Yalçın, the son of the Deputy Chairman of the MHP Semih Yalçın, had resigned from their posts as Vice Presidents of the Yunus Emre Institute, which is affiliated with the Yunus Emre Foundation.

Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Yunus Emre Vakfı’nda soygun ata sporu gibi, published in BirGün newspaper on June 24, 2026.