Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar, whose son was arrested as part of the corruption investigation, has announced his resignation from Cabinet and Parliament on Wednesday.

Bayraktar told NTV that he is resigning as a minister and as a deputy as the corruption scandal widens.

Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan, Interior Minister Muammer Güler have also announced their resignation earlier today.

The resignations came following a meeting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held with ministers at his Istanbul home. The meeting was attended by Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan, Interior Minister Muammer Güler, EU Minister Egemen Bağış and Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar.