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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold the last cabinet meeting of the year on Monday.
The meeting will discuss Turkey’s economy, foreign policy and reforms, as well as the COVID-19 vaccine, among other key topics.
Treasury and Finance Minister Lütfi Elvan and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül are expected to make a presentation on the reforms, which are expected to accelerate in early 2021.
Last month, President Erdogan declared that his administration would reform the economy and the judiciary through measures that would improve democratic rights and freedoms in the country.
Another critical issue will be the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in Turkey. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca will provide an update on the pandemic and the vaccination process.
The first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac, will be shipped to Turkey on Sunday evening and will arrive on Monday, the minister confirmed last week.
Turkey will initially receive 3 million doses of CoronaVac, Koca said at a press conference after a meeting of the country’s Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.
Almost 9 million people in Turkey will be vaccinated in the first stage, starting with healthcare workers and risk groups.
The recent visit of Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to Libya and the joint Turkey-Russia observation center in Nagorno-Karabakh will also be on the agenda.
In November, Turkey and Russia signed an agreement to establish the joint center to monitor the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire that ended 44 days of fighting between Yerevan and Baku.
The Cabinet will also discuss the new minimum wage for next year, an issue that directly affects almost 7 million workers and indirectly affects all citizens.
The recent earthquakes that struck Elazığ and Muğla will also be discussed.
