Exclusive on Turkish cabinet reshuffle, key to prospects for reforms

Reuters reported exclusively on April 24 that Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would reshuffle his cabinet in a matter of days in response to a weaker than expected showing in local elections and in order to tackle economic weakness. The exclusive report, which beat all media, including the local press, was accompanied by a factbox that picked out the key changes of interest to investors. Reuters followed up with another exclusive on May 1, with reports that Erdogan had presented his new cabinet line-up to the president a full hour before official confirmation. A snap analysis explored what the changes meant for economic and foreign policy and Turkey’s progress towards EU membership.