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#turkey shuts down schools owned by Erdogan rival
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Turkey’s parliament passed legislation to shut down private preparatory schools many of which are an important source of income and influence for an Islamic cleric Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accuses of running a covert campaign to topple him. Lawmakers late on Friday set a deadline of September 1, 2015, to close the schools, news channels reported, which millions of students attend to prepare for entrance examinations to win limited spots at state high schools and universities. read more

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#turkey abolishes special #military_tribunals
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Turkey’s parliament passed a law on Friday abolishing specially appointed courts that have convicted hundreds of military officers for coup plotting. The conciliatory move toward the military, proposed by the Islamic-rooted ruling party, comes as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is grappling with a high-level corruption scandal that has implicated his entourage and dragged down some of his ministers. read more

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Turkish PM tightens grip on judiciary in parliament vote
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Turkey’s parliament approved a law boosting government control over the appointment of judges and prosecutors on Saturday, after a heated debate and a brawl that left one opposition lawmaker hospitalized. Dozens of MPs broke into fights during the tense 20-hour debate and insults flew across party lines. When an opposition deputy called Prime Minister Tayyip #erdogan a dictator, deputies from the leader’s party shouted back “are you drunk?” read more

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Turkish parliaments passes stringent Internet regulation
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Turkey’s parliament approved changes to a law regulating use of the Internet late on Wednesday, enabling authorities to block access to web pages for violations of privacy that critics say will limit freedom of speech. Parliament, where Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party has a majority, voted in favor of the articles, which allow the telecommunications authority to block access to material within four hours without obtaining a prior court order. read more

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Turkish parliament faces stalemate in efforts to draft new constitution
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Members of the leftist Workers’ Party, with flags bearing the effigy of the nation’s founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, rally outside Turkish Parliament in Ankara on November 19, 2013 to protest against the possibility Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government, Kurdish rebel group of PKK and and northern Iraqi Kurd leader Masoud Barzani divide #turkey. (Photo: AFP - Adem Altan)

Turkey’s parliament is deadlocked over efforts to draw up a new constitution aimed (...)

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