Photo: Turkey's President appoints son-in-law Minister
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new, executive presidential
system he had long campaigned for by putting his son-in-law in charge
of the economy and promising greater overhaul of a country he has
dominated for 15 years.
Hours after he was sworn in with sweeping new powers at a ceremony in the capital of Ankara, Erdogan named Berat Albayrak as the treasury and finance minister in his new cabinet.
The announcement - and the absence of familiar, market-friendly ministers from the cabinet - helped to send the lira sharply lower.
Hours after he was sworn in with sweeping new powers at a ceremony in the capital of Ankara, Erdogan named Berat Albayrak as the treasury and finance minister in his new cabinet.
The announcement - and the absence of familiar, market-friendly ministers from the cabinet - helped to send the lira sharply lower.

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