Turkish Prosecutors Drop Corruption Probe

Local Editor

Turkey’s state-run agency announced that prosecutors have dropped a corruption investigation that forced three ministers to resign and rocked the Turkish government earlier in the year.

The Anadolu Agency said late Friday prosecutors in Istanbul ruled there were no grounds for legal action against 53 suspects, including two former ministers’ sons. Prosecutors also dismissed a separate corruption case in September.

Prosecutors and police investigating the probe were replaced and dozens of police officers have since been detained across Turkey on suspicion of illegal wiretaps.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was prime minister at the time, won elections in August to become president.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team