Turkey’s Erdogan Fires His Aide Who Faces Corruption Allegations

Recep Tayyip ErdoganPhotographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired one of his senior advisers after the aide was implicated in a corruption scandal along with the former chief of the capital markets board.

Erdogan told a board meeting of his ruling AK Party on Thursday that he had dismissed presidential aide Serkan Taranoglu, according to officials familiar with the matter.