Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler have resigned after their sons were charged amid a corruption1 inquiry2 that has hit the government.
土耳其财政部长扎菲尔·卡格拉杨大臣与内政部长古勒尔辞职,因他们的儿子们涉嫌腐败问题被起诉。
Twenty-four people have been charged as part of the
investigation3, including the head of state-owned Halkbank.
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to "break the hands" of rivals who used the inquiry to undermine his rule.
Mr Caglayan's son Kaan and Baris Guler, the interior minister's son, have both denied
accusations6 of involvement in
bribery7 relating to urban development projects and the allocation of construction permits.
The economy minister, in his statement, said he was stepping down "so that all the light may be laid on this ignoble operation that targets our government".
In response to the police crackdown, a number of police
commissioners8 have been removed from their posts, including the head of police in Istanbul.