Turkey’s former economy czar and the leader of the opposition Deva (Remedy) Party, Ali Babacan, said on Tuesday he had tested positive for coronavirus but …
Turkey’s former economy czar and the leader of the opposition Deva (Remedy) Party, Ali Babacan, said on Tuesday he had tested positive for coronavirus but was in good health, becoming the most high-profile Turkish politician to contract COVID-19. Babacan,53, also a former deputy prime minister, resigned from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party last July over “deep differences” about the direction of the party he helped found.
