Opposition politicians from the People's Democratic Party the Republican People's Party (CHP) and Good Party (IYI Party) demanded a clarification by the Turkish Government.[9][10] Veli Agbaba, deputy for the oppositional Republican People's Party(CHP) accused the Justice and Development Party (AKP) led municipality of Bingöl to have incurred in such practices between 2014 and 2019.[3] Meral Aksener of the Good party criticized the Government of the AKP for the economic situation which caused the people to search for a better environment abroad.[11] A parliamentary investigation in the scandal was dismissed by the AKP and the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).[5] The scandal sparked investigations in dozens of municipalities in Turkey namely Bingöl, Malatya but also in the provinces of Elazig or Erzurum.[2]