Turkish top court receives AKP closure case report

ANKARA (Reuters) - A rapporteur to Turkey's top court filed his recommendation on Wednesday on a case to close the governing party on charges of seeking to introduce Islamic rule, bringing a verdict a step closer. The rapporteur's report -- which was not immediately made public -- is not binding but has to be presented to the Constitutional Court judges before the case can proceed. "We are going to meet with our colleagues and have the necessary discussions and after that we are going to put it on the calendar (for hearing the case)," court chairman Hasim Kilic told reporters after receiving the report. Turkey's financial markets have been unsettled by the case which has triggered months of political uncertainty and raised the prospect of an early parliamentary election if the AK Party is closed. A top prosecutor wants the pro-reform, pro-business AK Party, which has roots in political Islam, closed on charges of seeking to introduce Islamic law in