Turkey will adhere to democratic principles, rule of law: deputy PM
Turkey will adhere to democratic principles, rule of law: deputy PM
Published: 11:32 am Jul 23, 2016
Turkey will strongly adhere to democratic principles and rule of law, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Saturday, referring to the government's crackdown in the aftermath of a failed military coup. 'From the very beginning, I wanted to say that despite what has happened a week ago in Turkey, that we will continue to strongly adhere to democratic principles and apply rule of law and not much really has changed. I know there are question marks,' he told a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. The government's widening crackdown in the aftermath of a failed military coup has spooked investors, who have dumped the lira currency and sold stocks.