Sunday, December 22, 2013

UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant: Thomson Reuters Business News - MSN Money

UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant

December 22, 2013 12:27 PM ET

By Ece Toksabay and Humeyra Pamuk

ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric.

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