FILE PHOTO: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu speaks during a news conference for foreign media correspondents in Istanbul, Turkey, August 21, 2019. Ahmet Bolat/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
ANKARA (Reuters) - The political fallout from Turkey's rushed coronavirus lockdown at the weekend has exposed tensions at the top of President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party after he rejected the resignation of his interior minister.
Suleyman Soylu submitted his resignation on Sunday after authorities gave just two hours' notice for a 48-hour curfew in Turkey's main cities, causing chaotic scenes as crowds of people rushed to the shops to stock up on supplies.
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