MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
Hearings point increasingly to involvement in corruption (and a cover-up) at the highest level; key witness branded 'coup conspirator'
By Sami Moubayed @ Asia Times Online, Dec. 18
A high-profile corruption trial that began last month in New York is ruffling increasing numbers of feathers in the palace of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Big names are being dropped during the hearings – with Erdogan himself topping the list. All stand accused, in varying degrees, of fraud, money laundering, and violating US sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran [....]