Turkish Cabinet to Discuss Economic Impact of Regional War and Unsolved Murder Cases

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will chair a Cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday to address the economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, focusing on rising energy prices and inflation, and to discuss the terror-free Türkiye disarmament initiative as well as new steps to resolve unsolved high-profile murder cases, including the disappearance of Gülistan Doku.

The meeting will focus on the impact of regional tensions, particularly the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, on the Turkish economy, media reports said on Sunday. Ministers will discuss the effects of conflicts in the Middle East on the country’s economy, with specific discussions on rising energy prices and how they will affect the Turkish economy. Erdoğan and his ministers will talk about measures to limit the impact, media outlets reported. The fight against inflation will also be on the table.

Additionally, the Cabinet will hold consultations about the terror-free Türkiye initiative for disarmament of the terrorist group PKK. Reports by authorities monitoring the disarmament will be discussed at the meeting. The progress in the process runs parallel with planned legal amendments to determine the future of the terrorist group’s members. A timetable on legal steps, such as lenient sentencing for surrendering members of the PKK, will likely be discussed by the Cabinet.

The suspected murder of Gülistan Doku, a young woman who went missing in the eastern province of Tunceli six years ago, will be another highlight of the meeting. New steps to speed up the resolution of unsolved cases will be on the government’s agenda. Doku is suspected to have been murdered, but her case had been shelved after an incessant search across Tunceli did not yield any result. The case was reopened this year upon new evidence pointing out that the son of Tunceli’s former governor may have had a hand in the disappearance. He was arrested last month, and soon after, his father was also arrested amid reports that he covered up the murder.

After new details emerged in the Doku case, the government pledged resolutions for other well-known unresolved cases, including the death of Rabia Naz Vatan, a young girl from the northern province of Giresun, and the death of Rojin Kabaiş, a university student who went missing in the eastern province of Van before her body was found near Lake Van.