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Turkish president’s daughter can take part in parliamentary election

Türkiye Materials 3 January 2015 10:58 (UTC +04:00)
The daughter of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sumeyye Erdogan, can take part in the parliamentary election
Turkish president’s daughter can take part in parliamentary election

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.3

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The daughter of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sumeyye Erdogan, can take part in the parliamentary election, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet said Jan.3, quoting the deputy head of the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey Suleyman Soylu.

He said that Sumeyye Erdogan has a big political experience, and it wouldn't be bad if she took part in the election.

Parliamentary election in Turkey will be held June 14, 2015.

Earlier, it was reported that more than 70 current MPs from the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey will not be able to take part in parliamentary election in 2015.

This decision was taken at the regular meeting of the ruling party in accordance with the internal regulations, according to which MPs from the party have no right to be elected to the parliament for more than three terms.

Such well-known representatives of the Justice and Development Party, as 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, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, will not be able to participate in the parliamentary election of 2015 in Turkey.

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