Paranoid Style. Gov’t denies corruption, moves to kill the case…

Government members and pro-gov’t circles have only one argument. They are under attack by powerful international forces. Conspiratorial thinking at best.
Zekeriya Öz, the chief prosecutor, is believed to be weakened by new appointments to the case.
Details revealed about Turkey?s ongoing graft probe

The details are gradually being revealed regarding the ongoing corruption investigations

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hits out at major investigation that has nabbed 52 officials, high-profile businessmen and sons of cabinet ministers

The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said that a corruption investigation in which dozens of people have been detained was part of a “dirty operation” against his administration and linked it to a summer of anti-government protests.

Three Ironies of AKPgate

The corruption scandal has got worse for the AKP government today, as a wiretapped phone call between Interior Minister Muammer Guler and his son, who is now detained, is leaked to the media. It’s also revealed that a state bank chief was hiding millions of dollars at his home. Both material are said to be among the strongest evidence of the prosecution. Surprisingly, the government still refuses to distance itself with the accused figures.
And three ironies appear here:
Turkey?s main opposition worries about ?political intervention? in corruption case

CHP head Kılıçdaroğlu expresses concerns over possible political intervention in corruption case
Borsa Istanbul (BIST) closed with a 5.2 percent loss yesterday following the massive corruption probe
Senior US diplomat to visit Turkey amid corruption probe

A senior U.S. terrorism and financial intelligence diplomat is expected to visit to Turkey tomorrow
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