The main target is the fast train

The main target is the fast train: The Financial Times, one of the UK's leading newspapers, discussed the construction sector that played a key role in the corruption operation.
The Financial Times newspaper, "investigation bond formed between constructionafter politics in Turkey" in the article and then launched an investigation of corruption under the spotlight in Turkey, writes that the link between construction companies with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The article by Daniel Dombey and Piotr Zalewski focuses on Prime Minister Erdogan's "plan to build one of the world's largest airports in Istanbul" and continues as follows:
“Prime Minister Erdogan said in his speech to his supporters on Sunday, 'These entrepreneurs, they will build the third airport, look, they are also calling them. Why? So that they cannot build the third airport. I am now addressing prosecutors with such malicious intent. Where is your patriotism? ' said.
Erdogan's speech shows how politics and construction were intertwined during his ten-year rule, just like the corruption investigation itself.
KARMAN IS CHORMAN
Following the first series of arrests on corruption charges on December 17, the investigation turned into a mess when the government attempted to relocate hundreds of police officers to increase their control over prosecutors and judges.
But the second phase of the government-blocked investigation was preparing to focus on the allegations that the construction sector, where the government is increasingly interested, is involved in fraud with tenders.
He gave an example from the official newspaper
According to a study conducted by Istanbul-based consultancy company S Informatics, almost 2013% of the decisions published in the Official Gazette in the first 6 months of 60 were about construction.
Refet Gürkaynak, economist working at Bilkent University, said, “The system works like this: If the Istanbul Municipality says that you cannot build somewhere, Ankara can cancel this decision. That's why business people find it more logical to go directly to the central government, ”he says.
Gürkaynak says the government is fueling the construction sector by increasing the amount of building permits instead of deep structural reforms, and as a result, employment in the construction sector has risen by 51 to 1,9 in the last five years.
In private interviews with the Financial Times, two leading businessmen said that bribes are sometimes necessary for major projects. But the government says that Turkey's Transparency International Corruption Perception Index prepared by the 177 countries in the last decade, rising from the 53rd row.
ERDOĞAN'S ROLE IS BIG
Erdogan plays a major role in the construction industry:
According to an announcement published in the Official Gazette in June, all land transfers of public companies must be approved by the prime minister.
Turkey's public housing administration TOKI, and grew quite attached directly to the prime minister during his rule. TOKI, which has not yet responded to our requests for explanation, says that it has $ 7 billion in land in its portfolio.
Opposition MP Aykut Erdoğdu, who prepared a file on the institution, says “TOKI is like a black box”. He draws attention to the lack of transparency, in his own words, in the revenue share agreements reached between Emlak Konut, the commercial arm of TOKI, and private contractors.
In the first phase of the corruption investigation, Murat Kurum, the general manager of Emlak Konut, and Ali Ağaoğlu, who worked on large real estate projects with the company, were detained, but was later released.
It is said that Ağaoğlu addressed Erdogan as 'the big boss' in the documents leaked to the press and thought to be the deciphering of the phone calls. Ağaoğlu's company, with whom the Financial Times contacted, said that he did not want to comment on what was attributed to him.
(Olabilir) It may be difficult to provide financing for the airport project and channel project that the winning company has offered 22 billion Euros. Some bankers and business circles say the business project for the channel project is weak and the financial sector has limited capacity to finance projects such as this one.
Some of the companies that are connected to the airport tender are involved in corruption investigations, increasing uncertainties.
The administrators of the Limak, Kolin and Cengiz groups, which are mentioned in the airport tender and who work closely with the government, say that the inspectors did not communicate with them about the allegations.
ASIL TARGET FAST TRAIN?
According to rumors, the corruption investigation is focused on the high-speed train project, including three companies. Mehmet Cengiz Cengiz Group in the beginning of the allegations of misconduct in the bidding was stated that many parts of the project is done under the market values, he said.
Erdogan says the infrastructure projects prove that the corruption claims are irrational. In a recent speech, he highlighted the country's increasing gross domestic product and the roads and airports they built during their ruling.
Erdogan then asked the question he hoped would perhaps end the debate: "Brothers and sisters, can the corrupt government do this?"