'Appointment, dismissal at discretion of Turkish presidency'

'President to share his discretion with public as he sees fit':Ruling party spokesman on finance minister's resignation post

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Appointment, dismissal, accepting or rejecting resignation are at the discretion of the Turkey's presidency, the spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said on Monday.

Responding to a question on Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak's resignation post on social media, Omer Celik said: "President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan will share his discretion with public as he sees fit."

In the presidential system, appointment, dismissal, accepting or rejecting resignation are at the discretion of the presidency, he said at the news conference, following the Central Executive Board meeting of his party in the capital Ankara.

Albayrak on Sunday released a statement about his resignation on Instagram.

He stressed that there is no disruption, the state continues its way "very" strongly.

Responding to another question on the US presidential election, Celik said Turkey will congratulate the winner after the announcement of the official results.

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