Turkish PM`s son next target of graft probe: Media

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:23

The son of Turkey`s prime minister will likely be the next target of a widening graft probe that led to a major cabinet reshuffle after three ministers resigned, Turkish media said on Thursday.

Turkey PM Erdogan told to quit over coruption as ministers resign

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 09:58

After a storm of graft allegations engulfed Turkish government and three ministers resigned, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday decided to reshuffle his cabinet, recruiting 10 new ministers.

Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 07:24

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday after three members quit over a corruption scandal that has posed an unprecedented challenge to his 11-year rule.

Turkey PM plans reshuffle after graft probe: President

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 19:04

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rattled by a huge corruption scandal implicating some of his closest allies, is preparing a cabinet reshuffle, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Tuesday.

Turkish PM arrives in Pakistan to boost trade ties

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 18:59

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived here on Monday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan to explore investment avenues.

Turkey sacks 25 more police chiefs after graft probe

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 20:48

Turkey has sacked another 25 police chiefs as part of a fast-moving inquiry into an alleged bribery scandal that has ensnared cabinet ministers and businessmen, local media reported on Sunday.

Turkish PM Erdogan alleges international plot

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 23:14

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed a huge graft probe in which the sons of two ministers were charged on Saturday was an international conspiracy.

Ministers` sons, state bank chief charged in Turkish graft investigation

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:24

Sixteen people, including the sons of two ministers, were charged on Saturday in connection with a Turkish corruption investigation that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has called a "dirty operation" aimed at undermining his rule, media said.

Turkey`s Erdogan says corruption probe aims to smear govt

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 09:50

Turkey`s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denounced a corruption crackdown on his allies months ahead of elections as a "dirty operation" to smear his administration and undermine the country`s progress.

Turkey arrests man with fake bomb outside PM office

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 21:08

Turkish police arrested a "mentally unstable" man carrying a fake bomb outside the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, officials said, causing a security scare in the capital.

Turkish PM backs single-sex dorms, stirring debate

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 14:34

Turkey`s conservative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stirred controversy with weekend remarks in favour of single-sex dorms in the mainly Muslim but staunchly secular country.

Concern in Turkey over new detention law

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:22

As the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan becomes increasingly authoritarian, and assumes more and more powers, there is mounting concern in Turkey over a new law that will allow police to detain from 12 to 24 hours without any court order.