Şimşek: Defence budget to rise 229% in 2027
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said defence spending would be increased by 229% in the 2027 budget.
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Mehmet Şimşek
Treasury and Finance Minister since 2023
Mehmet Şimşek is a Turkish politician and economist who has served as Treasury and Finance Minister since June 4, 2023. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Türkiye from 2015-2018, and as Finance Minister from 2009-2015. As a member of the AK Party, he was elected as a member of parliament for Gaziantep and Batman.
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+6: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Sigorta Gündem, Havadis, Diken and Bloomberg HT +7: Ekonomi Manşet, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Sigorta Gündem, Havadis, Diken and Bloomberg HT 
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+3: Star, Habertürk and Türkiye Gazetesi +4: Haber7, Star, Habertürk and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+7: PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen and ANKA Haber Ajansı +8: Ekonomim, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
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+2: Haber7 and Habertürk 
+2: Ekonomim and Dünya 
+2: Haber7 and Habertürk +2: Ekonomim and Dünya 
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+7: Star, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, Haber7, A Haber, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi +8: Hürriyet, Star, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, Haber7, A Haber, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi +2: Ekonomim and ANKA Haber Ajansı +3: Dünya, Ekonomim and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
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+2: Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim +3: Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim
+2: Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim +3: Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim 
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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign +3: Habertürk, Milat and Yeni Asır +4: Star, Habertürk, Milat and Yeni Asır +5: Dünya, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kısa Dalga +6: Diken, Dünya, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kısa Dalga +4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Evrensel +5: Nefes, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Evrensel
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+6: Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, DHA and Milat +7: Takvim, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, DHA and Milat +2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Dünya +3: Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Dünya 
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+6: Dünya, Gazete Oksijen, Sigorta Gündem, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomi Manşet and Bloomberg HT +7: Karar, Dünya, Gazete Oksijen, Sigorta Gündem, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomi Manşet and Bloomberg HT +6: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV and Muhalif +7: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV and Muhalif 
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