DHAKA: The son of Turkey’s prime minister will likely be the next target of a widening graft probe that led to a major cabinet reshuffle after three ministers resigned.

Turkish media said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.

Several newspapers said a bitter struggle between prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his one-time ally turned opponent Fethullah Gulen was set to become more venomous as the corruption scandal inches closer to the premier’s inner circle.

The opposition Cumhuriyet daily predicted an ‘earthquake’ as investigators turn their attention to an NGO connected to the premier’s son Bilal.

The paper said prosecutors were pressuring police to investigate construction tenders granted to the NGO by an Istanbul municipality, whose mayor has been implicated the corruption scandal.

BDST: 2020 HRS, DEC 26, 2013
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor