VOL. XLIV

No. 18

30-April-2001

TURKEY

Turkeys Energy Minister Resigns In Wake Of White Energy Indictments

Turkish Energy Minister Cumhur Ersumer resigned on 26 April in the wake of indictments issued earlier in the week by the countrys chief prosecutor against 15 government officials and businessmen on charges of corruption. Mr Ersumer made the announcement while speaking on Turkish television on 27 April, after opposition parties renewed their demands that he step down. He said he had submitted...