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Erdogan Hauled To Court For Having ‘Golden Toilet Bowls’

A Turkish court has ordered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to compensate the leader of the opposition party who criticised the President for having golden toilet bowls in the presidential palace. In May 2015 the leader of the opposition Republican people’s party, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, stated that the 1000-room presidential Palace had golden toilet bowls. Erdogan denied the allegation and attempted to sue his rival for his comments. Fort Russ reports: “On December 27th the court of first instance of Ankara decided to close the case about the “Golden bowl” in the first hearing.