Turkey has removed 350 police officers from their posts in the capital Ankara following a corruption probe targeting people close to the government.
It is the biggest shake-up since the police carried out raids in December. Three cabinet ministers resigned after their sons were detained.
The prime minister has accused the police and judiciary of a 'dirty plot'.
Turkey's top judiciary body says it will investigate high-ranking officials overseeing the inquiry for misconduct.
Hundreds of police officers have been dismissed or reassigned across the country since last month's corruption investigation.
The arrests were carried out as part of an inquiry into alleged bribery involving public tenders, which included controversial building projects in Istanbul.
Those detained in the 17 December raids included more than 50 public officials and businessmen - all allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The sons of two ex-ministers and the chief executive of the state-owned bank, Halkbank, are still in police custody.
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