Erdogan’s driver elected as parliament member in TurkeyNovember 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |