Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 1
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The Turkish Hurriyet newspaper has revealed the reasons for the resignation of the country’s Interior Minister Efkan Ala.
Ala’s resignation is linked to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dissatisfaction with his work, Hurriyet newspaper reported Sept. 1.
Efkan Ala in one of his statements immediately after the military coup attempt said that about 6,500 of 7,000 employees of the country's intelligence are supporters of the Gulen movement, and this statement was negatively perceived by the Turkish government, the newspaper reported earlier.
Another reason for Ala’s resignation is the fact that it was impossible to reach him on the day of the military coup attempt, according to the newspaper.
On that day, Ala was in the Turkish province of Erzurum and not in Ankara, the newspaper reported.
Efkan Ala resigned Aug. 31. He served as minister of internal affairs of Turkey since May 24, 2016.
Former Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Turkey Suleyman Soylu was appointed to Ala’s post.
In turn, Mehmet Muezzinoglu was appointed to Soylu’s post.
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