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Friday, March 28, 2014

In Turkey's Local Elections, All Eyes on Erdogan - ABC News

In Turkey's Local Elections, All Eyes on Erdogan
ISTANBUL March 28, 2014 (AP)
By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
Associated Press

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been ensnared in a corruption scandal that has toppled four Cabinet ministers. He has provoked outrage at home and abroad with an attempt to block Twitter and YouTube. His incessant us-against-them rhetoric and conspiracy theories have alienated allies. Meanwhile, the Turkish Lira has fallen, interest rates are up and the Turkish economy has fallen off a cliff.

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