Mehmet Mehdi Eker
Ruling AKP plans to expand overseas with nine new offices
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) plans to open nine more offices abroad, AKP Deputy Chair Mehdi Eker said on Dec. 29.
Turkey-Germany relations to be normalized after German elections: AKP official
Current tense relations between Germany and Turkey will normalize after German elections to be held on Sept. 24, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chair Mehdi Eker has said.
Conflicts pose 'spill-over threat on food security in Middle East'
As record-high food prices and the ongoing influx of Syrian refugees have become outstanding political issues before the upcoming elections in Turkey, United Nations? Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has warned that escalating conflicts in the neighborhood have threatened food security in the entire Middle East.
Ministers disagree over Turkey's skyrocketing potato prices
Ministers disagree over what to do to decrease Turkey?s skyrocketing potato prices, with Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci signaling a possible license for potato imports and Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker saying such moves will harm local producers.
Turkey aims to be top agriculture producer in Europe: Erdo?an
Turkey wants to more than double its national agricultural revenue by 2023, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, claiming that the country is now the top agricultural producer in Europe.
?Turkey is now Europe?s biggest agricultural producer, ahead of France, Italy and Spain,? Erdo?an said, speaking at an April 29 event in Ankara.