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US senators introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Three US senators on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021,” legislation condemning human rights abuses carried out by...
Turkish ruling party proposing legislation to tighten grip on social media: report
The Turkish president’s ruling party is submitting draft legislation to parliament that would enable the government to tighten its grip on social media, an...
Law stipulating review of all movies before release goes into effect in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday signed new legislation that mandates the review of all movies produced in the country before their release.The...
Council of Europe urges Turkey to adapt new anti-terror measures to ECHR
The Council of Europe has urged Turkey to adapt its new legislation on demonstrations, public meetings and counterterrorism measures to the European Convention on...
MHP to propose general amnesty bill in October
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Deputy Chairman Mustafa Kalaycı has said one of the first bills to be proposed in parliament after the summer break...
Turkey starts to talk about snap local elections
After holding early presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24, Turkey is now discussing another snap election at the end of the year.Local elections...
Erdoğan, Bahçeli agree on conditional termination of state of emergency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his election ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, have agreed to end an ongoing state of...