The chairman of TESEV (Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation) Can Paker said, “The Open Society Institute of Soros gives out two million dollars every year in Turkey; it is all transparent.”
Paker added: “George Soros has two dimensions, one is a businessman and a speculator the second is that he believes in the ‘Open Society’ world view and spends money on realizing his ideals. He has 12 billion dollars and he spends around $600-700 million a year for the pursuit of his ‘Open Society’ ideals.”
TESEV, a liberal NGO that is affiliated with Soros’s Open Society Institute, advocates for EU principles, is pro-AKP and critical of Turkey’s military. Its chairman Paker was responding to allegations made by the pro-AKP media that the military had prepared a list of Turkish entities and personalities that are engaged in activities against the secular establishment that are financed by Soros.
Source: Sabah, Turkey, April 14, 2008
