Three ministers of the Turkish government will resign. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, Interior Minister Efkan Ala and the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications Lutfi Elvan will resign on March 6, the Hurriyet newspaper reports with reference to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
According to him, Kenan Ipek will be the Justice Minister, Sebahattin Ozturk – the Interior Minister, and Ferudin Bilgin – the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications. The Turkish PM also noted that the resignation of the three government ministers is due to the parliamentary elections to be held in Turkey on June 7.
Earlier, it was reported that over 70 current MPs from the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey will not be able to take part in the 2015 parliamentary elections, Trend reminds. This decision was taken in accordance with internal regulations, according to which MPs from the party have no right to be elected to the parliament for more than three terms.
The following well-known representatives of the Justice and Development Party will not be able to participate in the 2015 parliamentary elections: deputy prime ministers Bulent Arinc, Besir Atalay and Ali Babacan, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag, deputy head of the party Huseyin Celik, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
