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Turkish media digs deeper into gold mogul corruption scandal - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish media digs deeper into gold mogul corruption scandal

Al-Monitor readers may recall the June controversy in Turkey over a pro-government business lobby awarding a “top exporter” prize to Iranian-born Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab. Since then, opposition media outlets in Turkey have intensified their coverage of the allegations against Zarrab, a suspect in the infamous December 2013 corruption probe. The rumors about Zarrab could have serious repercussions for Turkey and Iran.

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