ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, expected to run for president in August, has signalled that he will intensify a purge of state institutions to curb the influence of an Islamic cleric he accuses of trying to topple him.
Erdogan used a speech on Sunday after a meeting of his ruling AK Party to make clear his battle with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen is far from over.
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