Turkey court jails former minister in funds probe, Anadolu says

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A Turkish court jailed former minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya in a probe into the country’s fund crisis. She had been accused by an opposition politician of profiting from shares shortly before the crisis triggered a major stock-market selloff.

ANKARA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A Turkish court jailed a former minister and senior member of the ruling AK Party early on Fridayin an investigation into the country's fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency and other domestic media said. Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, who quit the party after stepping down in September from her role as deputy chairperson, was accused by an opposition politician of making a large profit on shares just before the crisis triggered a majorstock market selloff.