Erdogan: anti-corruption operation in Turkey is provocation

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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the anti-corruption operation in Turkey which has affected several members of the Cabinet of Ministers is "a provocation and is aimed at overthrowing the government.""Such actions will lead our country in a wrong direction," he said, commenting on the scandal that led to the detention of more than 50 high-ranking officials suspected of involvement in money laundering, corruption and smuggling of gold.At the same time, the Turkish Prime Minister expressed confidence that he could keep the situation under control in the country . "Chaos will not last long," ITAR-TASS quotes Erdogan as saying.Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the anti-corruption operation in Turkey which has affected several members of the Cabinet of Ministers is "a provocation and is aimed at overthrowing the government."
"Such actions will lead our country in a wrong direction," he said, commenting on the scandal that led to the detention of more than 50 high-ranking officials suspected of involvement in money laundering, corruption and smuggling of gold.
At the same time, the Turkish Prime Minister expressed confidence that he could keep the situation under control in the country . "Chaos will not last long," ITAR-TASS quotes Erdogan as saying.