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Turkey investigates allegations of plot against Erdogan's daughter
[The Peninsula] Turkish prosecutors on Friday launched an investigation into claims by pro-government media that the top foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... had ordered the liquidation of his daughter. Pro-government dailies Star, Aksam and Gunes alleged on their front pages on Friday that the plot to assassinate 29-year-old Sumeyye Erdogan had been ordered by US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom the president accuses of seeking to overthrow him. Gulen's lawyer as well as an opposition politician accused in the plot strongly denied the allegations. No, no! Certainly not! and called them a smear campaign. The allegations were based on alleged Twitter messages between Umut Oran, a politician from the main opposition Republican People's Party, and Fuat Avni, a mysterious government whistleblower. The chief prosecutor's office in Ankara deemed the reports as a "tip-off" and launched an investigation. Posted by: Fred 2015-02-21 |
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