Turkey
Beyoglu mayor among 40 detained in Erdogan-era sweep
Turkish police detained 40 people, including the mayor of Istanbul’s central Beyoglu district, as part of a sweeping corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that there could be changes in the cabinet of ministers and among the deputy heads, who are in charge of the administration of his AK Party.
"Evaluations about possible changes" © Mena Today
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that there could be changes in the cabinet of ministers and among the deputy heads, who are in charge of the administration of his AK Party.
In an interview with reporters on his way back from Serbia, Erdogan said he will make some evaluations about possible changes, but did not give further details.
Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu
Turkish police detained 40 people, including the mayor of Istanbul’s central Beyoglu district, as part of a sweeping corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war in Ukraine.
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