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Erdoğan says will approve reinstatement of death penalty if passed by parliament

In a development that came as no surprise to anybody, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought the reinstatement of the death penalty back...

Turkish prosecutor asks parliament to lift opposition leader’s immunity for insult trial

An Ankara prosecutor in a summary of proceedings from the Ministry of Justice has asked parliament for removal of the immunity from prosecution of...

Prosecutor investigates deputy over terrorism for failing to condemn speech

A prosecutor in Diyarbakır recently launched an investigation into human rights activist and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on suspicion of...

Erdoğan to further curb Turkish parliament: pro-gov’t daily

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and several officials from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are preparing to introduce a system change that...

AKP deputy attracts criticism due to controversial photo in Parliament

Kenan Sofuoğlu, a deputy from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who is also a former professional motorcycle racer, has attracted widespread criticism...

Turkey’s opposition leader wants to hear Khashoggi recording in parliament

Turkey’s main opposition leader, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, on Tuesday said his party would request the playing in parliament of an...

Anchor admits Fox TV avoided broadcasting opposition deputy’s speech

Turkey’s Fox TV anchor Fatih Portakal on Monday admitted that they had avoided broadcasting an opposition deputy’s speech in parliament due to fear of...

Kurdish deputy claims Turkish Parliament impeding oversight through censorship

The Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office has returned several parliamentary questions from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) dealing with human rights, prison conditions, censorship and...

Erdoğan says fate of his party is fate of Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that the fate of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is linked to the fate...

MHP submits amnesty bill to Turkish parliament expecting 160,000 prisoners to benefit

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Monday submitted an amnesty bill to the Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office, with party officials saying more than 160,000...

Moldova to question intelligence chiefs over Turkish expulsions: report

Moldova's Prime Minister Pavel Filip and Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, both members of the ruling Democratic Party, on Thursday summoned the heads of the...

Parliamentary commission ignores HDP deputy’s petitions on rights violations

The Turkish Parliament’s Human Rights Commission has so far responded to none of the letters submitted to it by one of its own members,...

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