Turkey's Erdogan appoints new justice and interior ministers

Turkey's Erdogan appoints new justice and interior ministers

ISTANBUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President ‌Tayyip Erdogan ‌replaced the country's justice ​and interior ministers in a mini reshuffle on ‌Wednesday, ⁠with Istanbul chief prosecutor Akin ⁠Gurlek taking the role ​of ​justice ​minister, the ‌Official Gazette said.

It said Gurlek replaced Yilmaz Tunc as justice minister, ‌while Erdogan ​appointed ​Erzurum ​provincial governor ‌Mustafa Ciftci as ​interior ​minister in place of Ali ​Yerlikaya.

(Reporting ‌by Ezgi Erkoyun; ​Editing by ​Daren Butler)

 

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