Lutfi Elvan

2 Dec 2021 in 14:20

Turkey's finance minister replaced as lira crashes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a new treasury and finance minister early Thursday after Lutfi Elvan stepped down from the post as the currency has been tumbling to record lows. Erdogan named Nureddin Nebati, who was …

27 Jan 2016 in 16:01

Funding for intelligence service in Turkey to be doubled

The budget of the National Intelligence Service (MIT) of Turkey for 2016 has been increased by 47%, the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Lutfi Elvan said. He noted that the budget of the MIT in 2016 will amount to 1.6 billion …