SHGM expenses surge as Solvera staff handle meetings and assignments

Turkey's Civil Aviation General Directorate (SHGM) saw its service procurement costs rise from 72.5 million TL in 2023 to 159.4 million TL in 2024 and 259.1 million TL in 2025, while contract personnel expenses grew from 110.6 million TL in 2023 to 201 million TL in 2024 and 300.3 million TL in 2025.

Personnel hired through the firm Solvera are reported to attend SHGM meetings and foreign assignments with per diems, including Muhammet Mermer, whose public profile lists SHGM as his employer but for whom no official contract or per‑diem documents have been found; a 2023 parliamentary question noted Solvera staff performed SHGM tasks and accessed Belgenet and automation systems, and the issue was later discussed in the Budget and Planning Commission.