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December 31st, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda A Turkish lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has resigned over the government’s response to a high-profile corruption probe that has shaken the country’s political establishment.
On Tuesday, Hasan Hami Yildirim announced his resignation after he criticized the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for exerting pressure on the probe.
Dozens of government officials and prominent businessmen close to Erdogan were arrested on graft charges on December 17.
On December 25, Erdogan announced a major cabinet reshuffle, replacing 10 ministers including the economy, interior, and environment ministers, who had resigned from their posts after their sons were arrested in the scandal.
Erdogan denounced the probe as a plot to undermine his government ahead of the local elections in March, adding that the graft allegations against businesspersons and government officials are hindering the economic growth.
On Friday, the Turkish premier said the corruption probe against his government is a “smear campaign” planned by outside forces.
“There are outside powers behind this,” Erdogan said in a speech in the northwestern city of Sakarya, adding, “The target of the attack is Turkey whose economy is growing…and whose weight in the world increases.”
Turkish media reports indicate that Erdogan’s son will probably be the next target of the high-level graft probe.
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