Ask appointment issue to PM: TÜSİAD leader

ISTANBUL

TÜSİAD chief has been unable to secure an appointment with Erdoğan. DHA photo

Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) Chairman Muharrem Yılmaz has said his organization has been unable to secure a rendezvous with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since its new board was appointed, adding that this was an issue that should be addressed by Erdoğan.

Responding to a question on the issue during an interview on broadcaster SkyTürk 360, Yılmaz stressed that newly elected TÜSİAD boards traditionally visited Ankara to meet with the president, prime minister and Cabinet ministers.

Yılmaz’s administration took over from that of Ümit Boyner, who had regular open conflicts with the government, in January.

“We demanded an appointment with the prime minister,” he said. “We are the party that has demanded the rendezvous. You have to ask the other side