In this photo taken late Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, right, Urban Planning and Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar, second right, Interior Minister Muammer Guler, second left. and EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis salute supporers at the Esenboga Airport, Ankara, Turkey. Guler and Caglayan resigned from their posts on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, days after their sons were arrested in a massive corruption and bribery scandal that has targeted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s allies and has become the worst crisis in his decade in power. Caglayan and Guler both stepped down on Wednesday, despite denying any wrongdoing.(AP Photo)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A third Turkish Cabinet minister tied to the country’s corruption probe has resigned.
Erdogan Bayraktar, the environment and urban planning minister, announced his resignation in an interview with the private NTV television Wednesday.
It came hours after the ministers for the economy and interior affairs both stepped down over the arrests of their sons on bribery charges.
Bayraktar’s son was detained as part of the corruption probe but later released from custody.
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