  Erdogan’s driver elected as parliament member in Turkey November 4, 2015 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's personal driver, who has served him for over 20 years, was elected as MP in the November 1 parliamentary election, Radikal daily reports, according to Today's Zaman. Ahmet Hamdi Camlı, who reportedly worked on a voluntary basis for Erdogan, was elected as MP for Istanbul from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). Camlı failed the June 7 parliamentary election as he stood at 16th place on the AK Party's list of candidates for Istanbul's second electoral region. Camlı was then moved to the 13th place for the November 1 election. Camlı first began serving Erdogan when the latter was running for Istanbul mayor in 1994. Before that, Camlı worked as the personal driver of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, who is considered to be Erdogan's political “teacher.”   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
