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Monday, 13 April 2020 13:03

Turkish Home Minister Resigns After Lockdown Chaotic, Erdogan Rejects

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Turkish Minister of Home Affairs Suleyman Soylu resigned after the chaos during the lockdown related to the Corona Virus pandemic in his country.It is known, the Turkish Government decided to lockdown the whole country for 48 hours to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Friday (10/4). However, the announcement was made only 2 hours before the enactment of the policy. This has triggered mass chaos across the country, such as panic buying various needs. Crowds and queues everywhere.The rule of social distancing to avoid Corona transmission was ignored.Suleyman Soylu then announced his resignation on Sunday (12/4) after drawing strong criticism from the opposition and citizens on social media over his policy. Soylu, in his resignation statement, was quoted by AFP as claiming full responsibility for implementing the policy. He also added that it was done in good faith//cnn/trans by PTR

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