The 400 million dollar, seven-bedroom and two-reception hall plane contains a small hospital and meeting rooms and has been transformed into a 76-seat VIP plane, according to Taşcıer. The CHP deputy noted that the B747-8 model plane, which left Basel, Switzerland on the evening of Sept.11 and landed in İstanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport just past midnight, is most likely the plane purchased from the Emir of Qatar.
“The presidential palace calls on the people of Turkey to save on almost daily basis. But the same people who call for belt-tightening measures cannot give up on luxury and ostentation,” said Taşçıer in a written claim forwarded to Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay. The arrival of the jet came not long after Erdoğan’s son-in-law and Turkish Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak announced savings measures to be implemented on the Turkish state’s massive roster of vehicles for use by public officials.
