In Turkey, it’s all about the palace
Erdoğan's message to Turks: Vote correctly next time!
By Claire Berlinski and Okan Altiparmak
8/4/15, 5:30 AM CET
Don’t forget what’s really at stake for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On December 17, 2013, the Financial Crimes and Battle Against Criminal Incomes department of the Istanbul Security Directory detained 47 people, including a number of high-level officials. The sons of the minister of the Interior, the minister of Economy, and the minister of Urban Planning were implicated, as was Erdoğan’s own son, Bilal, with all three ministers handing in resignations.
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