Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin's hawkishstance towards Turkey's long-simmering Kurdish conflict has sparked controversy both within the AKP and throughout Turkey.
Mr. Assad also appears increasingly eager to levy domestic pressure on Mr. Erdogan's government, which has been criticized by the opposition in Turkey for its hawkishstance toward Damascus.
Blaming the bank's hawkishstance on inflation for prolonging the downturn, the government has lent support to a draft law prepared by its junior coalition partners that would broaden the bank's remit to include promoting growth and fighting unemployment.