Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces new cabinet
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Appointments hint that leader’s third decade in office may see move towards orthodox economic policyTurkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his new cabinet after a lavish inauguration ceremony on Saturday, marking the beginning of his third decade in office with appointments intended to hint at a move towards orthodox economic policy and muscular diplomacy.At a swearing in where he attempted to strike a unifying tone in contrast to much of his campaign, Erdoğan said: “We will embrace all 85 million people of Turkey, regardless of their political view, roots, creed or sect.” Continue reading...