WestVirginiaRebel Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yahoo News: Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed a huge graft probe in which the sons of two ministers were charged Saturday was an international conspiracy. The case that erupted on Tuesday and targeted 89 people, including some of Erdogan's closest allies, has triggered a crescendo of reactions from Turkey's strongman. Rattled by the worst scandal of his 11-year rule and with crucial polls three months away, Erdogan has already purged the police command for cooperating with the investigation and on Saturday took it out on foreign ambassadors. He described the probe into widespread bribery by members of his moderately Islamist regime as "smear campaign" with international ramifications. "Some ambassadors are engaged in provocative actions... Do your job," Erdogan said in televised remarks in the Black Sea city of Samsun. "We don't have to keep you in our country." Erdogan's remarks were considered a veiled threat to US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, after he was reported to have commented on the unfolding bribery scandal. ________ Sounds like Erdogan is a tad worried about his future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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