The news of changes in the Cabinet has hit the Ankara corridors like a bomb. The first news about resignations came about Fahrettin Koca. Then, last night, there were allegations that a few more ministers could be dismissed. So how did the process come to this point? Details in our news... THE PROCESS OF CHANGE WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONSThe fact that AK Party came out as the second party for the first time in its history in the local elections on March 31 has shaken up the politics. President Erdogan, who expressed that he received the message on every occasion, started the process of change within the organization by changing many provincial heads in several metropolitan cities last week. The other aspect of the change process in AK Party will be the cabinet. The first name on the list is Health Minister Fahrettin Koca... HE DID NOT DENY THE ALLEGATIONSMinister Koca, who was rumored to have resigned in the morning, did not deny the allegations when contacted by journalists, saying "Anything can happen in life, you know. What matters is serving the nation and the state. In every position." When asked about the issue after Friday prayers, Minister Koca simply said, "May it be good." THE INCIDENTS THAT CAUSED TROUBLE FOR MINISTER KOCANow let's look at the background of Minister Koca's dismissal... According to the rumors in the corridors, one of the most important reasons for Minister Koca's dismissal is the problems in the healthcare sector... It is being considered that the decrease in people's purchasing power, the condition of hospitals, and the constant complaints about the healthcare system, which the public has been complaining about, may have triggered the dismissal. AK PARTY DEPUTY COMPLAINEDAnother issue that led to Minister Koca's removal from his position is the argument that took place at the Kızılcahamam Camp... According to the allegations, AK Party Antalya Deputy Tuğba Vural Çokal criticized the ministry, saying that they did not conduct sufficient inspections, while talking about a relative who died in a private hospital. Minister Koca responded to Çokal by saying, "The Health Director was appointed upon your request. You cannot blame us for it. We have initiated inspections regarding private hospitals. You stopped it." ERDOĞAN INTERVENED: HEALTH DOES NOT HAVE A PRIVATE SECTORIntervening in the argument, Erdoğan said, "The person who died was our district chairman. Health does not have a private sector. Necessary inspections should be carried out without any distinction between hospitals. Is there any negligence, look into it." HE SAID "WE WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS"Not stopping there, President Erdoğan criticized Koca harshly, saying, "There are complaints about appointments. We will take the problem very seriously with you and take the necessary actions." IT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO KOCAIt is rumored that a few more ministers, along with Minister Koca, will be dismissed. It is being discussed in the corridors that Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin and Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan may also resign. The most secure positions are said to be held by Mehmet Şimşek, Hakan Fidan, Ali Yerlikaya, and Yılmaz Tunç.
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