
Despite a months-long campaign to discredit a corruption investigation as a foreign plot to topple his government, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a shadow of his (popular) former self. A testament to his descent came Friday, when a member of his own party quit parliament and took a few shots on the way out.
Background:
Turkey ruling party MP slams government in resignation [Reuters]
Madness on the Bosphorus [The Economist]