Turkey Dismisses Istanbul’s Police Chief Amid Corruption Investigation | Talking Points Memo

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Istanbul’s most senior police official was dismissed Thursday, days after police launched raids that detained dozens of people. The massive corruption and bribery investigation has ensnared the sons of three government ministers, threatening Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government as elections approach.


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