Turkey’s PM reshuffles Cabinet

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TWO OUT. Turkey's Economy and Interior ministers step down in the midst of a graft scandal, just hourse after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives from a foreign trip. Here, Erdogan addresses supporters upon his arrival to Esenboga Airport in Ankara December 24, 2013 AFP/Adem Altan

Nearly half of his Cabinet was reshuffled by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a graft scandal forced the resignation of ministers and threatened his hold on power. Investigations into the alleged corruption focuses on bribes involving construction projects and the illegal smuggling of gold into Iran. Erdogan said the corruption scandal was part of a conspiracy plotted by “international powers” and insisted that his party, the Justice and Development party, has a clean record.

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