Exiled Turkish mafia boss Sedat Peker makes new corruption claims
Presidential advisers are implicated in an alleged bribery ring targeting business figures.
ISTANBUL — One of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic advisers has quit following fresh corruption claims from an exiled crime boss who was once close to government circles.
Korkmaz Karaca, a member of the Presidential Economic Policy Board, announced his resignation on Tuesday evening, days after mafia leader Sedat Peker made a series of new allegations about bribery scams carried out by senior figures within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Among those named among the bribery network were Karaca and fellow presidential adviser Serkan Taranoglu.
Karaca, who is in his mid-40s, resigned citing health problems aggravated by the allegations and said he had not taken “one penny” from the state in salary or expenses since starting his advisory role in October 2018.
