Turkiye’s ruling-party deputy chair steps down after share trading allegations

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s ruling party accepted the resignation of a deputy chair on Sunday after she was accused of selling shares worth tens of millions of dollars shortly before a stock market crisis. Turkish stocks plunged Sept. 16 amid suspected share-price manipulation involving several investment funds. Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, deputy chairwoman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party,...