TURKISH PRIME MINISTER DISMISSES BRIBE OFFER ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ONE
OF HIS FRIENDS
ANKARA, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the closest friends of the
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a bribe to members
of the Republican People’s Party in return for their voting at the
presidential elections.
Chairman of the above mentioned party Deniz Baykal stated this during
a program broadcast by CNN Turk. "Yesterday we saw one of Erdogan’s
closest friends and the most famous Turkish businessmen looking for
a member of our party, saying that he is "ready to meet his material
demands," Baykal said.
According to "Milliyet", Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened a press
conference, at which he dismissed and criticized Baykal’s statements.
To recap, Deniz Baykal refused to assist the foreign minister Adullah
Gul, who was proposed as a candidate for presidency, in the issue of
securing the necessary number of MPs at the presidential elections.