Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu

Sedat Peker. Photo: Sedat Peker's Facebook page.

"If the judiciary cannot fight against crime, corruption and bribery everything will be finished. We are now waiting for an effective and comprehensive investigation [into Peker's claims]," Muharrem Erkek, the vice chair of the Republican People's Party, CHP, said on Monday after his party filed a criminal complaint.

Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu, a former CEO of state lender Halkbank, has been appointed as the new chair of Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK).