Turkish PM defends tax increases

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's prime minister has defended recent increases in tax on goods from alcohol to motor vehicles as necessary to avoid economic woes like those in Greece. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday the measures were aimed at strengthening the economy amid global economic turmoil. Turkey ...

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