President Erdoğan replaces agriculture minister

March 04 2022 09:12:11

President Erdoğan replaces agriculture minister

ANKARA

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Vahit Kirisçi as minister of agriculture and forestry after the resignation of Bekir Pakdemirli, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette on March 4.

It was not immediately clear why Pakdemirli stepped down.

Kirisçi, 62, is a former member of parliament from the ruling AKP.

Turkey, agriculture ministry, replace, vahit kirişçi,

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