Turkey Skips Davos Over Forum Organizer Stance on Israel War
- Finance Minister Simsek won’t attend the annual gathering
- Decision complicates Turkish efforts to connect with investors
Mehmet Simsek
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked his country’s officials to skip the World Economic Forum in Davos this week over its organizers’ stance on Israel’s war against Hamas, according to people familiar with the matter.
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek was planning to attend the annual gathering of political and business leaders until Erdogan — who’s criticized Israel’s conduct of its war in Gaza — stopped him from going, the people said, asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.