Prime Minister's Grip on Turkey Is Tested
Corruption Probe, Approaching Election Expose Rifts in Erdogan's Fractious Coalition
By
Emre Peker
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Updated Dec. 27, 2013 7:16 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—The broad coalition of former underdogs that swept Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to victory in three successive elections is cracking, threatening to undermine not only his party but also the economic progress built on a decade of political stability in Turkey.
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