Turkish court challenges president over governor dismissals

Presidential adviser says Erdoğan will still be able to sack governors

Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Turkey’s constitutional court has struck down parts of a 2018 decree by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan which gave him the power to dismiss central bank governors.

The judges in the country’s highest court gave the ruling on June 4 in response to a lawsuit from the opposition Republican People’s Party. Erdoğan has not yet publicly commented on the court’s decision and it is unclear whether he will feel constrained by it. 

Presidential adviser Mehmet Uçum said the ruling would not remove the

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