Turkish PM vows to fight corruption to the end

Referring to this week’s detention of at least 18 senior bureaucrats and private businessmen in relation to alleged fraud and tender abuse in the energy sector, Erdogan said Friday that his Justice and Development party government was committed to eradicating corruption.
Also on Friday, Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said Friday that the probes into alleged corruption in the energy sector had progressed to the judicial stage that no further comments should be made during this process.
However, despite the government’s promises to wipe out corruption main opposition leader Deniz Baykal said Friday that the alleged instances of corruption had taken place during the lifetime of the present government. The Republican People’s Party chairman also said that the government was refusing to debate corruption cases tabled by his party.