Pro-Kurdish MP stripped of Turkish parliamentary status
Turkey's parliament stripped prominent pro-Kurdish lawmaker Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu of his MP status on Wednesday,…
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party MPs targeted in legal barrage
Turkey's parliament is set to consider legal bids to lift the immunity from prosecution of 21 pro-Kurdish MPs,…
Turkey debates law that would increase oversight of NGOs
Turkey's parliament began debating a draft law on Friday that would increase oversight of non-governmental…
Protesters set fire to parliament building in Iraq’s Basra
Protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra set fire to parliament's office on Friday as security forces fired…
Turkey passes law to regulate social media content
Turkey's parliament passed a law regulating social media on Wednesday, which critics said will increase censorship…
Turkey passes competition law, raising concern about data, trade secrets
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday passed a law that includes giving wider powers to the Competition Authority, a…
Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey's parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their…
Pro-Kurdish HDP calls for early election and rules out leaving Turkish…
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has called for an early election and announced that…
Main opposition’s support for Turkey’s planned Syria incursion criticized
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Tuesday was sharply criticized for approving a motion…
Parliament brings major changes for Turkey’s military service law
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday ratified a new military service law that introduces significant changes in the…