Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan leaves Kocatepe Mosque after Friday prayers in Ankara August 29, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan will retain overall responsibility for the economy in the new government, senior officials told Reuters late on Saturday, a move likely to ease concerns of a turf war within the cabinet.
Babacan, and more recently Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, have been part of a well-respected economics team that has helped steer Turkey through a decade of growth and stability.
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