Turkey parliament brawls over changes to constitution
BBC News–14 hours ago
Members of Turkey’s governing AK party and pro-Kurdish politicians have traded blows in parliament over plans to strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
Ruling AKP insists controversial immunity bill is constitutional
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has insisted that a provisional change allowing parliament to lift the legislative immunity of some MPs complies with the constitution
Another brawl erupted between ruling AKP and HDP deputies during a constitutional commission meeting to discuss legislation on lifting lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on May 2
HDP’s Mithat Sancar wanting to quote from Oscar Wilde in Constitution Commission has drawn reaction from AKP members: “Who is he?”, “Do you have an example from this culture in your memory Mr. Mithat”, “Quote a bit from Necip Fazıl too”, “Oscar awards”…
Public prosecutor Evliya Çalışkan has said “espionage” charges against daily Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, who are on trial for reporting on Turkish intelligence trucks allegedly transporting weapons to rebel groups in Syria, are “unfounded.”
The Cizre district of the southeastern province of Şırnak, devastated during ongoing conflict between Turkey’s security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), should immediately be declared a “disaster area”
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life of a local politician who was shot dead outside of a café in the Yüreğir district of southern Adana province some 22 years ago
A total of 420 inmates have committed suicide in Turkish jails over the last 10 years, according to records of the Justice Ministry that were revealed following a question from Republican People’s Party (CHP) Hatay deputy Hilmi Yarayıcı
The Turkish Language Institute’s (TDK) definition of the word “dirty” has drawn a sharp rebuke in Turkey, with the TDK accused of using a sexist description
Anarchists in the Aegean province of İzmir, who took off their clothes in protest at the police’s insistence on conducting body searches during May 1 celebrations, have issued a statement saying they refused to allow the police to touch their bodies
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