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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
Former Erdogan ally Babacan says to launch political party on Wednesday

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Reuters
09 March, 2020, 11:50 am
Last modified: 09 March, 2020, 11:51 am

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Former Erdogan ally Babacan says to launch political party on Wednesday

Babacan announced last July that he was resigning from the party over "deep differences" about its direction and his move to establish a new party was seen as potentially eroding support for Erdogan's party

Reuters
09 March, 2020, 11:50 am
Last modified: 09 March, 2020, 11:51 am
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan speaks during a news conference during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Istanbul, Turkey February 9, 2015/Reuters
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan speaks during a news conference during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Istanbul, Turkey February 9, 2015/Reuters

Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said in an interview on Monday that he will launch his long-awaited political party on Wednesday, eight months after he resigned from President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party.

Babacan announced last July that he was resigning from the party over "deep differences" about its direction and his move to establish a new party was seen as potentially eroding support for Erdogan's party.

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