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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Turkey’s Corruption Scandal Goes from Bad to Worse « Commentary Magazine

Turkey’s Corruption Scandal Goes from Bad to Worse
Michael Rubin | @mrubin1971 12.23.2013 - 7:00 AM

Sometimes, bad things happen to bad people. I wrote here last week regarding the political civil war in Turkey which has erupted between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and followers of Islamist leader Fethullah Gülen. Many trusted Turkish interlocutors have written to expand on the topic, which has manifested itself as a bribery scandal. Erdoğan, in true banana republic style, reacted initially by seeking to sack the police chiefs overseeing the investigation. His ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is now threatening to classify any information from the bribery scandal as a “state secret,” the publishing of which could be punishable as treason.

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