Bekir Bozdag

EghtesadOnline: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag has defended a former Turkish minister who had recently been charged with conspiring to violate US sanctions against Iran, stressing that trade relations between Turkey and Iran were legal in international and Turkish laws.

EghtesadOnline: Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday 16,000 people have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in connection with last month's failed coup attempt, while another 6,000 detainees were still being processed.