
You Can’t Go: Erdogan Blocks Suleyman Solyu’s Resignation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Interior Minister Suleyman Solyu’s resignation in the wake of a a much-criticised weekend curfew which caught millions of people by surprise.
Erdogan does not support the resignation and Soylu remains in office, the Communications Ministry said late on Sunday.
The interior minister stepped down Sunday after a chaotic take-off of the measure.
Solyu tweeted that he was taking full responsibility for the 48-hour curfew imposed on Friday in 31 cities.
The authorities came in for a lot of criticism for announcing the curfew only two hours before it entered into force on midnight …