Prime Minister, Çiçek secretly meet

Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek met with the ruling party brass led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday. There was no statement after the two-hour long meeting. Those attending included deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ, Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin, Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kılıç and deputy parliamentary group leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Mahir Ünal.

In the meantime, the office of the Parliament Speaker announced that Çiçek will meet with deputy parliamentary group leaders of all parties represented at the Parliament on Nov. 14 to discuss Parliament’s legislative activities.