Turkey's business world pushes for coalition gov't

The business sector has become an increasingly vocal proponent of the formation of a coalition government in Turkey, with leading business organizations intensifying contacts with the leaders of four political parties that entered parliament in the June 7 election.

The first stop in Ankara by board members of the country?s top business organization, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜS?AD), was the headquarters of the Republican People?s Party (CHP) on June 16.

?We have conveyed the business world?s request for the urgent formation of a government,? TÜS?AD head Cansen Ba?aran-Symes told reporters after meeting CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu and party executives, as well as Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who she met later in the day.

?We have a positive expectation about politicians with regard to paving the way for a government,? said Symes. 

The same delegation will hold a meeting with Prime Minister and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Ahmet Davuto?lu on June 17, as well as the co-chairs of the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP).

?As a civil society organization, we are not here to be part of the formation of a government. But during our meeting with the CHP, we conveyed our request for the rapid forming of a government with a conciliatory culture prevailing among politicians,? Symes stressed. 

Meanwhile, Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarc?kl?o?lu has also emphasized the urgency of forming a new government, and warned about the dangers of a possible early election. 

?A coalition picture, urging conciliation, has emerged from the ballot box. We believe that an early election would not bring a lasting...