Calls for Turkey PM Recip Tayyip Erdogan to resign in leaked tape scandal

Turkey’s prime minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan said on the 25 February 2014 that an audio recording allegedly of him telling his son to hide large sums of money was a fabricated 'montage'. This development was just the latest in a series of leaks related to a growing corruption scandal that first came to life in December 2013.

On the 27 February 2014, a second audio tape implicating Mr. Erdogan in corruption schemes was released by an anonymous user on Youtube.

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said the government had lost its legitimacy and called on Erdoğan to step down.

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ESO: Background information: Turkish government in crisis over corruption scandal http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-government-in-crisis-over-corruption-scandal/

BBC News, 25.02.14: Turkey PM Erdogan says 'tapped' phone call to son 'fabricated' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26336354

Hürriyet Daily News, 25.02.14: Prime Ministry says new tapes incriminating Erdoğan ‘montage,’ opposition demands resignation http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/prime-ministry-says-new-tapes-incriminating-erdogan-montage-opposition-demands-resignation.aspx?pageID=238&nID=62890&NewsCatID=338

Deutsche Welle, 25.02.14: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan dismisses incriminating leaked recordings as fake http://dw.de/p/1BEuO

Sabah, 26.02.14: Erdoğan recording a shameful fake (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE139096-Erdo-an-recording-a-shameful-fake

EurActiv, 27.02.14: Eavesdropping scandal increases pressure on Turkey’s Erdoğan http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/eavesdropping-scandal-tightens-n-news-533805

France 24 International, 25.02.14: Turkish PM denies authenticity of 'leaked' phone calls http://www.france24.com/en/20140225-turkish-pm-erdogan-leaked-phone-calls/

http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/25/calls-for-turkey-pm-recip-tayyip-erdogan-to-resign-in-leaked-tape-scandal/ http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/25/calls-for-turkey-pm-recip-tayyip-erdogan-to-resign-in-leaked-tape-scandal/

The Guardian, 25.02.14: Leaked tapes prompt calls for Turkish PM to resign http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/leaked-tapes-calls-erdogan-resign-turkish-pm

Deutsche Welle, 25.02.14: Erdogan in alleged phone-tapping scandal http://dw.de/p/1BFJn

The New York Times, 25.02.14: Turks Are Glued to a Sensational Drama, This One Political http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/world/europe/turks-are-glued-to-a-sensational-drama-this-one-political.html

BBC News, 25.02.14: Turkey's Erdogan and the illicit recordings http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26345683

The Guardian, 27.02.14: Turkish PM faces deepening corruption scandal as second tape emerges http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/turkish-pm-corruption-youtube-recep-tayyip-erdogan

France 24 International, 27.02.14: Turkey’s Erdogan implicated in second leaked recording http://www.france24.com/en/20140227-turkey-erdogan-audio-recording-corruption-youtube/

Spiegel online International, 19.03.14: Erdogan and the Traitors: Scandal and Protests Threaten Turkey's AKP http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/turkish-prime-minister-erdogan-facing-corruption-scandal-protests-a-959453.html

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