Divulging cost of Ak Saray would hurt Turkey’s economy, housing administration says
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Tezcan Karakuş Candan, the head of the chamber’s Ankara branch, slammed TOKİ’s refusal to provide the true cost of the building.
“We’ve already explained that the cost of the [building] could be over 5 billion liras and that this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Candan said, according to online news portal Bianet.
“If the reason for TOKİ’s refusal to announce the cost is that it will hurt the economy, this indicates that there would be speculation on the stock exchange if [it] were announced. This means that the cost must be something that would make our jaws drop,” Candan said.
“Because they have spent the nation’s money, even if they try and justify [the building] by calling it the national palace, their extravagantly luxurious spending can never be accepted,” she added.