Cabinet may be shuffled after Dec 20: Bağış

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EU Minister Egemen Bağış. AA photo

A Cabinet reshuffle could take place at any time after Dec. 20, EU Minister Egemen Bağış said in a televised interview on Nov. 10.

“This week intense work is ongoing in Parliament. The last budget meeting will take place on Dec. 20 and [a Cabinet reshuffle] might take place at any time after that meeting,” Bağış told private news channel NTV.

Only PM knows about shuffle details: Bağış

“The prime minister will make a shuffle in the Cabinet in line with whatever Cabinet he wants to enter the election period with. He has the right to do so. There is only one person who knows about this issue and he is the prime minister,” he added. 

The EU minister also said he believed that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would not discuss the issue with anyone ahead of the announcement. 

In the same interview, Bağış also voiced his hope that the removal of visas for Turkish citizens in Schengen countries would be completed within three years.