Turkish Confederation

The business world has asked the government to continue incentives for the companies in Türkiye on employment and production.

A delegation of the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK), led by Özgür Burak Akkol, chairman of the board of the federation, presented the demands of the business community to Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz at a meeting on Aug. 14.

The year of 2020's monthly minimum wage in Turkey has been raised to 2,324 Turkish Liras ($391) by a 15-member commission led by Family, Labor and Social Services Minister Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk.

"The expected year-end inflation rate was forecast to be 12 percent," Selçuk said.

An Istanbul court on June 17 ordered the arrest of Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, the son-in-law of Istanbul mayor Kadir Topbaş, and former Istanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın on June 17 for the second time after they had been previously arrested over links to the Gülen movement blamed on the July 2016 failed coup attempt.

An Istanbul court on June 16 issued a fresh arrest warrant for Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, whose swift release triggered outrage from the public.

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy and spokesperson Osman Baydemir has accused Turkish courts of bestowing privilege on relatives of key political figures of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), while reiterating the ongoing arrest of HDP lawmakers and journalists, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

An Ankara court on June 5 ordered the arrest of the son-in-law of former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç after police detained him as a part of the ongoing investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), accused of being behind the failed July 2016 coup attempt.

Ekrem Yeter was detained at his residence and later referred to the prosecutor's office to testify.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have called on the Turkish government to reveal the political wing of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), while criticizing the release of "influential persons," referring to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have called on the Turkish government to reveal the political wing of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), while criticizing the release of "influential persons," referring to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained.

Politicians and social media users have lambasted an Istanbul court after it ordered the release of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained in a probe into the Gülenist movement due to health problems.

A major United Nations agency on April 19 canceled the consultative status of three groups linked to the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, a move hailed as a victory by the Turkish mission to the global body.