The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says he favours the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted of plotting to overthrow the government.
It comes after his senior adviser suggested that the officers had been framed by the police and judiciary.
Hundreds of people were jailed in 2012 and 2013 in two high-profile cases, called ...
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has called on the countrys judiciary to remain impartial while investigating corruption accusations against the government.
On Friday, Gul made the remarks in a Turkish television interview in the capital Ankara in his first extensive comments on last month'sgraft probe.
"The legislative and executive powers are ...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his ruling AK Party will not put up with corruption following resignations of three cabinet members over a huge graft probe that has plagued the government.
The AK Party does not overlook or tolerate corruption. If it does, it will have removed its raison d'etre, Erdogan told a meeting of his party ...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reshuffled his cabinet after resignations of three ministers over a graft probe.
Erdogan presented a new list of cabinet ministers to President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday.
The Turkish premier replaced the economy, interior, and environment ministers.
The ministers' sons have all been arrested as ...
Three Turkish ministers have stepped down amid a corruption scandal that has plagued the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Wednesday, Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar announced his resignation just hours after Interior Minister Muammer Guler and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan both stepped down.
Bayraktar called on the ...
(Reuters) - Turkey'sEconomyMinister Zafer Caglayan resigned over a high-level corruption probe on Wednesday, while describing it as a "dirty set-up" against the government.
Caglayan's son Salih Kaan Caglayan was among 24 people arrested on graft charges last week in a case centering on state-run lender Halkbank. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan responded ...
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