Turkey Seizes Control of Billion-Dollar Poultry Sector as Opposition Leader Threatens to Split Party
Turkey has appointed a state trustee to oversee the country’s billion-dollar white meat industry, creating uncertainty that could disrupt production and exports, while the leader of the main opposition party announced plans to form a new political group amid deepening internal turmoil.
The Turkish government’s intervention in the poultry sector introduces a state-appointed trustee to manage the industry, which analysts warn may lead to price fluctuations. Consumers could face higher prices for chicken and other poultry products in the coming period as the move disrupts normal market operations [194024].
Separately, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, Özgür Özel, stated during a live television broadcast that his faction would establish a new political party. “Where patience overflows, we will establish a new party and become the first party again,” Özel said. The statement follows a contentious leadership struggle in which Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who became party chairman by court order, entered the party’s Istanbul headquarters with police assistance [194026].