Thursday, December 26, 2013

Opposition warns of 'deep state' in Turkish cabinet - The China Post

Opposition warns of 'deep state' in Turkish cabinet
By Dan Williams, Reuters
December 27, 2013, 12:09 am TWN

ISTANBUL -- Turkey's opposition accused scandal-hit Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday of trying to rule via a secretive “deep state,” after a cabinet reshuffle that would tighten controls on police already beleaguered by government-ordered purges.

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