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Calls for Turkey PM to resign as 3 scandal-ridden ministers quit, forcing new Cabinet

Calls for Turkey PM to resign as 3 scandal-ridden ministers quit, forcing new Cabinet

contributors 12/26/2013

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(By Fulya Ozerkan and Dilay Gundogan)

Turkey PM reshuffles cabinet amid graft scandal (via AFP)

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle late Wednesday after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of three top ministers and threatened the premier’s own hold on power. Erdogan…

 

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