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Cabinet meeting focuses on reconciliation process

by Merve Aydoğan

ANKARA Mar 09, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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by Merve Aydoğan Mar 09, 2015 12:00 am

President Erdoğan chaired his second cabinet meeting yesterday, focusing on national security, the reconciliation process, security reform, the Gülen Movement's wrongdoings and recent economic developments

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired his second Cabinet meeting of 2015 at the Presidential Palace on Monday, March 9. The meeting's agenda addressed significant topics such as the reconciliation process, Domestic Security Reform Package and the recent fluctuations in the status of the Turkish lira. In addition to these topics, Turkish Air Force Commander Gen. Akın Öztürk also attended the meeting to discuss the recent crashes of F-4 fighter jets in Turkey. In addition to Öztürk, General Hulusi Akar, commander of the Turkish Land Forces also attended the meeting to reportedly provide the recent developments on the new location of the Tomb of Süleyman Shah, as well as to inform Cabinet members of the Turkish Land Forces' preparations for any possible regional threats. It has also been reportedly claimed that Akar discussed Turkey's position in regard to a Mosul operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

The Cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Ankara was attended by a number of new figures such as Kenan İpek, who was recently appointed as Justice Minister as a result of Bekir Bozdağ's announcement of resignation according to election regulations at a conference on Friday. Additionally, newly appointed Interior Minister Sebahattin Öztürk attended the meeting for the first time as former minister Efkan Ala resigned due to the election regulations as well.

March 21st Nevruz celebrations are approaching, which has been a milestone regarding the Kurdish issue in the past when the PKK's imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan began the reconciliation process with a statement on Nevruz in 2013 to end armed insurgency against Turkey. Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan, the Cabinet member who regularly holds talks with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) regarding the reconciliation process, informed the Cabinet of the recent developments in the reconciliation process as a result of Öcalan's recent call for disarmament.

Additionally, the extradition of U.S.-based imam Fethullah Gülen, who is alleged to have orchestrated the December 17 and December 25 operations to overthrow the Turkish government, was discussed at the Cabinet meeting and the action plans of government institutions against the "parallel structure" was included on the agenda of the meeting.

Cabinet meetings are seen as an effort to fortify cooperation between presidential and prime ministerial mechanisms and a step forward in switching from the parliamentary to a presidential system. In addition, according to the Constitution, the president is the head of state. In this capacity the president can preside over Cabinet meetings if he or she deems it necessary.
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