土耳其两位部长因丑闻请辞

时间：2013-12-25 08:03:07

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Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler have resigned after their sons were charged amid a corruption1 inquiry2 that has hit the government.

土耳其财政部长扎菲尔·卡格拉杨大臣与内政部长古勒尔辞职，因他们的儿子们涉嫌腐败问题被起诉。
 
Twenty-four people have been charged as part of the investigation3, including the head of state-owned Halkbank.
 
In a statement, Mr Caglayan condemned4 the inquiry as an "ignoble5 operation".
 
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to "break the hands" of rivals who used the inquiry to undermine his rule.
 
Mr Caglayan's son Kaan and Baris Guler, the interior minister's son, have both denied accusations6 of involvement in bribery7 relating to urban development projects and the allocation of construction permits.
 
The economy minister, in his statement, said he was stepping down "so that all the light may be laid on this ignoble operation that targets our government".
 
In response to the police crackdown, a number of police commissioners8 have been removed from their posts, including the head of police in Istanbul.

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1 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
2 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
5 ignoble HcUzb     
adj.不光彩的，卑鄙的；可耻的
参考例句：
  • There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.这种态度有点怯懦可鄙。
  • Some very great men have come from ignoble families.有些伟人出身低微。
6 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
7 bribery Lxdz7Z     
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
8 commissioners 304cc42c45d99acb49028bf8a344cda3     
n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 )；长官；委员；政府部门的长官
参考例句：
  • The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

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