Turkish police detain sons of three ministers in bribery probe - media


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  • Tuesday, 17 Dec 2013

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers as part of an investigation into alleged bribery linked to public tenders on Tuesday, Turkish newspapers reported on Tuesday.

Police carried out dawn raids in the main commercial city Istanbul, detaining at least 18 people including well-known businessmen, and also searched the headquarters of state-run lender Halkbank in the capital Ankara, sources said.

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