Erdogan set to face fresh graft probe
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An opposition party leader yesterday demanded an investigation into Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for alleged corruption, a day after the disclosure of audio recordings purportedly of him ordering his son to dispose of vast amounts of cash amid a graft probe.
Erdogan met Turkey’s intelligence chief shortly after voice recordings of two people — said to be Erdogan and his son — circulated on the Internet.
The voices were heard discussing getting rid of large sums of money from an undisclosed residence. Erdogan’s office later said the tapes were fabricated and that legal action would be taken against those responsible.
Devlet Bahceli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Action Party, called the recordings “mind-blowing” and urged prosecutors to intervene.
Erdogan should “not even think about” escaping blame by claiming the tapes were edited, he said.
The Republican People’s Party, Turkey’s main opposition, said it had verified the recordings through “three or four channels” and called on Erdogan to resign or “flee (Turkey) in a helicopter.”
Erdogan claimed his enemies were conspiring to bring his government down, and described the tapes as a “treacherous act.”
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