Erdogan Vows to ‘Weed Out’ Traitors From Within After Vote Win
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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, fresh off a win in local elections, warned his enemies that he’s got a mandate to root out “traitors” from within after months of graft leaks shook his administration.
Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, or AKP, won 46 percent of the vote yesterday, according to unofficial results reported by NTV television with 99 percent of ballot boxes counted. Against the backdrop of the corruption probe, his party polled stronger than it did in the 2009 municipal vote, when it won 39 percent.