Erdogan Accuses Top Turkish Business Group of Political Meddling

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A few hours after Turkish President Erdoğan attacked the largest capitalist association in the country TÜSIAD as "abominable and fascist," his boss was arrested.

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Erdogan Accuses Top Turkish Business Group of Political Meddling

President Tayyip Erdogan accused Türkiye's top business association, TUSIAD, of meddling in politics and undermining the government on Wednesday, piling pressure on a group already being investigated over an executive's remarks on democracy. Speaking to his ruling AK Party in the parliament, Erdogan said TUSIAD had "overstepped" and he dismissed it as a remnant of the past that had thrived on economic privilege and political influence.

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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made an assessment on his social media account after the bosses made statements referring to February 28 following the detention of the TÜSİAD President.

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Erdogan’s fight with Turkish business stirs economic concern

President Tayyip Erdogan has escalated Turkey’s battle with its top business group, expanding a broad political crackdown on dissent and raising the stakes for his government’s economic turnaround program, analysts say.

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Why is TÜSİAD a target: What were the criticisms about the government and the economy, what did Erdoğan say, what were TÜSİAD executives accused of?

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Erdoğan slams Turkey’s top business association after rare criticism of government - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday delivered a scathing attack on the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD), accusing the country’s most influential business group of overstepping its bounds after it issued a rare public rebuke of government policies, citing economic instability, democratic backsliding and erosion of the rule of law, Turkish Minute reported. Speaking at a parliamentary group meeting of hi…