Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, receives a honorary doctorate from Sakarya University rector Muzaffer Elmas, right, in Sakarya, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Erdogan on Friday faced mounting accusations of trying to cover up a corruption scandal that has implicated his allies after a prosecutor said he was being prevented from expanding a corruption probe. Erdogan was forced to reshuffle his government this week after three ministers, whose sons were detained as part of the probe, resigned.(AP Photo)