Binali Yıldırım

Yildirim warns oil companies against Cyprus drilling

In what was seen as an indirect threat to Greece and Cyprus, Binali Yildirim, the speaker of Turkey's Grand National Assembly, Thursday warned international oil companies against energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Cyprus's exclusive economic zone, before a settlement is reached on the divided island.

Erdoğan to reshuffle AKP A team

President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning to make some changes to the party management in the upcoming AKP convention, as parliamentary speaker Binali Yıldırım and deputy speaker Mustafa Şentop will not be on the AKP A team due to their posts.

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