President Erdoğan announced party’s mayoral candidates for Izmir

 

Party’s Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced party’s mayoral candidates for Izmir for March 31 local elections.

As the countdown for Turkey’s local elections -- set to be held on March 31 -- began on Tuesday, Turkish president announced names of mayoral candidates for 25 districts of western Izmir province.

In a meeting held in Izmir, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is also chairman of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, recalled the party’s nomination for the mayor of Izmir -- former Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci.

Erdogan said his party would support opposition Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) candidates in five districts of the city.

Speaking about Turkey’s economy, the president said that the country’s economy grew 4.5 percent in first 3 quarters of 2018, despite challenges it faced.

He added that Turkey hit the highest figures in the country’s history with an export worth $168.1 billion