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
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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