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...He will be succeeded by Ali Yerlikaya, governor of the Istanbul province....
...Ali Babacan, who ran the economy during its heyday in the 2000s and led Turkey’s negotiations to join the EU, left the cabinet in 2015....
...Previously, during Mr Erdogan’s long tenure, the post of economic supremo was taken by technocratic figures such as Ali Babacan, a former negotiator with the EU and foreign minister, and Mehmet Simsek, a...
...After the insurgency was quashed, it became clear the plotters had a plan for the economy too — they had intended to install rear-admiral Ali Suat Akturk as the governor of the central bank....
...Ali Babacan, previously the economy tsar seen as a safe pair of hands by foreign investors, was dropped....
...The AKP plans to name a new cabinet by the end of the month, with many investors expressing hope that Ali Babacan, a former deputy prime minister who returned to parliament in Sunday’s vote, will again take...
...Ali Riza Alaboyun has become the new energy minister. Kenan Ipek will head the ministry of justice....
...An early clue will be whether Mehmet Simsek, finance minister, and Ali Babacan, former deputy prime minister — both respected technocrats to whom Mr Erdogan turned during the campaign — will be given senior...
...But Mr Davutoglu, who replaced Mr Erdogan as prime minister in August, has retained a core of more technocratic figures, including Mr Simsek and Ali Babacan, deputy prime minister responsible for the economy...
...The political destinies of Ali Babacan, deputy prime minister for the economy, and Mehmet Simsek, finance minister, are a particular source of speculation....
...Simsek....
...Simsek remains in place, since they are seen as a check on the unorthodox economic views of some senior figures in the ruling AK party....
...At recent public appearances Turkey’s two top economics ministers, Ali Babacan and Mehmet Simsek, argued that the $164.5bn total wasn’t in itself a warning sign, as it reflected productive investment by...
...In negotiating with Kurds, of which Mr Simsek is one, Mr Erdogan has shown potential for greatness....
...He adds that infrastructure projects are also “100 per cent fitted to the sukuk model” of non-interest bearing Islamic finance. ——————————————- Ali Sabanci, chairman, Pegasus Ali Sabanci left the employ...
...Mr Simsek notes that even government purchases exempted from the public procurement law are subject to earlier rules....
...“Turkey has grown 2.2 per cent . . . despite the deepening crisis in our economic partner the European Union, escalating geopolitical tensions in our region and high oil prices.” said Mehmet Simsek, finance...
...Mehmet Şimşek, Turkey’s finance minister, tweeted that there was “absolutely no linkage” between current tax inquiries and the Gezi protests....
...Ask Ali Agaoglu how the Turkish economy is doing and a growling affirmation of the country’s success will not be long in coming....
...Ali Babacan, the economy minister, and Mehmet Simsek, finance minister, have both hinted in the last week that there could be some tightening of fiscal policy if the ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party...
...The recovery has lost some momentum in recent months, but Mehmet Simsek, finance minister, had said he expected growth of about 6 per cent over the year as a whole – in line with independent forecasts....
...Mehmet Simsek, finance minister, is expected to set out measures to achieve the fiscal tightening on Friday....
...The post will be filled by the young and ambitious Ali Babacan, returning to the portfolio after a spell as foreign minister....
...“That’s a clear signal to Europe that they are very serious in their aim to join the EU,” said Mr Candar, adding that the appointment of Mehmet Simsek, a former senior manager at Merrill Lynch, as the new...
...Also crucial will be the continued role of Ali Babacan, who has handled relations with the International Monetary Fund....
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