Turkey’s Corruption Crisis: Is There a Way Out?

TURKEY - Report 29 Dec 2013 by Atilla Yesilada

Executive SummaryThe war between the erstwhile Islamist allies, AKP and the Sunni Gulen Movement, has escalated every day since it erupted onto the national scene some two weeks ago. The crisis has sprung up constitutional, diplomatic and economic angles that compel us to call the controversy the worst crisis since 2001. The charges portray a government that has colluded with a few dozen close allies in the business community to run circles around the country’s laws for personal gain and promotion of the party. As well, the surprise assault by the Judiciary on AKP and its business allies su...

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