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Turkey's Erdogan tells ministers to stop using U.S. firm McKinsey

Turkey's Erdogan tells ministers to stop using U.S. firm McKinsey [Courtesy]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered his ministers to stop receiving consulting services from U.S. firm McKinsey, after a government deal with it came under fire from the main opposition.

Last month, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also Erdogan's son-in-law, said Turkey had decided to work with McKinsey to help implement a new medium-term economic programme.

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