Parliamentary Budget Commission Reviews 2027 Budget Amid Opposition Demands for Special Audit Panel

The Turkish Grand National Assembly's Plan and Budget Commission met on Monday under Chairman Mehmet Muş to discuss the 2027 Central Government Budget Law proposal and the 2025 final accounts proposal. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz attended the session and answered lawmakers' questions after their evaluations. Opposition deputies used the meeting to call for a specialized commission in parliament to ensure more effective and transparent oversight of executive spending.

DEM Parti Antalya MP Hakkı Saruhan Oluç and CHP Karabük MP Cevdet Akay raised the proposal during the session. Yeni Parti Antalya MP Cavit Arı focused on fund transactions, stating that 441 people withdrew 441 billion units between September 1 and 16, before a trading ban was imposed on September 17. He said manipulative transactions were detected in the shares of 41 companies listed on Borsa Istanbul, but only eight companies had been addressed, leaving 33 firms unexplained.

“We are entering a period where the state must play a much more active role for the public.”

Cavit Arı also said the number of fund victims had risen from 450,000 to 700,000 following a late-night proposal, and claimed that 80 percent of society believes it is treated differently. İYİ Parti Samsun MP Erhan Usta described the situation as a fund crisis and one of the biggest examples of institutional decay, asking whether the government wants the matter to be clarified.

Vice President Yılmaz responded that the 2027 budget prioritizes pensioners and provides increases above inflation. He said Turkey had grown at an average annual rate of 5.3 percent over the last 25 years, surpassing the global average of 3.5 percent, and recorded 5.2 percent average growth between 2020 and 2025. He added that the state must redefine its role in the era of artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Yılmaz stated that protectionist policies and micro-interventions now characterize the global economic period, and that the state and public authorities must play a much more active role. He said constructive criticism would definitely be taken into account.

The commission reviewed the Sayıştay reports alongside the budget proposals. No vote or final decision on the budget was reported in the sources.