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Erdogan vows graft scandal in Turkey won’t topple him - The Washington Post

Erdogan vows graft scandal in Turkey won’t topple him

Murad Sezer/Reuters - Supporters of the Freedom and Solidarity Party shout slogans against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an anti-government protest in Istanbul.

By Seda Sezer and Dan Williams, Published: December 29

ISTANBUL — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday that he would survive a corruption crisis surrounding his cabinet, saying those seeking his overthrow would fail just as mass anti-government protests did last summer.

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