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Erdogan taps Istanbul prosecutor as justice minister in cabinet reshuffle

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11.02.2026

ANKARA — Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday appointed Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akin Gurlek, who has been overseeing the ongoing investigation against Turkey’s main opposition party as justice minister, in a mini cabinet reshuffle that also saw replacement of Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

In a decree published in the Official Gazette at midnight, Erdogan announced that Gurlek would........

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