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Turkey's ruling party sues British newspaper The Daily Telegraph over Iran claim

Türkiye Materials 16 September 2010 15:57 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has filed a lawsuit against the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph because a recently published article asserts that the AKP receives financial support from Iran, TRT Russian website reports.
Turkey's ruling party sues British newspaper The Daily Telegraph over Iran claim

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has filed a lawsuit against the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph because a recently published article asserts that the AKP receives financial support from Iran, TRT Russian website reports.

After a referendum on constitutional amendments passed in Turkey on Sunday, the British newspaper published an article claiming that Iran has allocated $25 million to the Justice and Development Party to fund its election campaign in upcoming elections in 2011.

The newspaper writes that Iran has already handed over $12 million to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who intends to run for a third term, while the remaining funds will be given later.

Turkey's ruling party has denied the claim, stating that it intends to seek justice in local and international courts.

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