Politics
The political tensions surrounding P.M. Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose Wednesday as his government dismissed more than 500 police officers, the latest establishment counterblow in a scandal over government corruption Tayyip Erodgan claims is part of a coup plot by supprters of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The prime minister also faced skepticism during his visit to Brussels this week over a proposed bill to reform the judiciary in a way that E.U. officials saw as dangerous to the separation of powers.
Background:
Turkey launches new mass purge [AFP]
Brussels unimpressed with Turkey's struggles [EurActiv]
P.M.'s rush into the past [GulfNews]
Lira near record low [Reuters]
