Saturday, January 18, 2014

UPDATE 1-Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash | Reuters

UPDATE 1-Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash

Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:10pm IST

By Humeyra Pamuk

ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's backlash against a corruption investigation.

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