"Turkish PM lists assets in effort to silence critics
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: February 8 2006 02:00 | Last updated: February 8 2006 02:00
Turkey's prime minister gave the public a rare glimpse into his personal finances yesterday as controversy over the wealth of politicians threatened to undermine his government's claim to be cleaner and more transparent than its predecessors.
In a break with past secrecy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan published a list of his and his wife's assets - which amount to about YTL1.7m (£732,000) - on his official website."
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