Friday, December 27, 2013

Turkish court blocks prime minister’s attempt to rein in police amid corruption probe - The Washington Post

Turkish court blocks prime minister’s attempt to rein in police amid corruption probe

By Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay, Updated: Friday, December 27, 6:56 PM

ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Friday blocked a government attempt to force police to disclose investigations to their superiors, setting back Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to contain the fallout from a high-level corruption scandal.

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