Appointments hint that leader’s third decade in office may see move towards orthodox economic policy
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced his new cabinet afteron 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.
He told CNN in a recent interview that “we cannot look favourably on Sweden’s membership in Nato”, amid increasing demands for Sweden’s membership from the White House, including duringThe Turkish president won re-election with 52.18% compared with his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with 47.82% last week, after a campaign where the opposition challenged Erdoğan on his economic record as well as the country’s increasing shift towards one-man rule.
Fidan headed MIT for 13 years, and has had recent meetings in Moscow with his Russian, Iranian and Syrian counterparts concerning the conflict in Syria.