Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 19 accused Turkey's top business association, the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association, or Tusiad, of meddling in politics and undermining his government with a “provocation”.

President Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey's top business association, TUSIAD, of meddling in politics and undermining the government on Wednesday, piling pressure on a group already being investigated over an executive's remarks on democracy.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out at influential business group Tusiad following the start of a judicial investigation into one of its leaders, part of a wider crackdown against opposition figures in the country.