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| Turkey ministers Caglayan and Guler resign amid scandal | |
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| Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler have resigned after their sons were charged amid a corruption inquiry that has hit the government. | |
| Twenty-four people have been charged as part of the investigation, including the head of state-owned Halkbank. | |
| In a statement, Mr Caglayan condemned the inquiry as an "ignoble operation". | |
| 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 accusations of involvement in bribery 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 commissioners have been removed from their posts, including the head of police in Istanbul. |