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“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ RESPONDS TO PM ERDOĞAN

“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they had spoken to the judiciary to lift the parliamentary immunity of BDP deputies in connection with their encounter with PKK militants on Aug. 17. BDP Deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü said those remarks illustrated how far the government had gone to concentrate all the power in their hands.

8 September 2012 Ekin Karaca

NGOs Raise their Voice against the Government

NGOs Raise their Voice against the Government

The four major non-governmental organizations DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB will express their protest against the policies of the ruling Justice and Development Party in a joint press statement that will be released in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir on 18 March at 12.30.

17 March 2011 Ekin Karaca

Government's Minority Policy: Let Things Drift

Government's Minority Policy: Let Things Drift

Neither the minority rights, nor the freedom of religion, faith and conscience enshrined in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, conformity to which is an obligation for Turkey, have really come to life.

7 February 2011 Engin Parev

Yaman from DTP: 800 Kurdish Politicians Arrested in One Year

Yaman from DTP: 800 Kurdish Politicians Arrested in One Year

Peace and Democracy Group Chairman Yaman said: "The AKP government takes revenge by arresting mayors of the provinces they did not win in the elections". He urged the government to stop the operations.

27 January 2010 Burçin Belge

Yaman from DTP: 800 Kurdish Politicians Arrested in One Year

Yaman from DTP: 800 Kurdish Politicians Arrested in One Year

Peace and Democracy Group Chairman Yaman said: "The AKP government takes revenge by arresting mayors of the provinces they did not win in the elections". He urged the government to stop the operations.

27 January 2010 Burçin Belge

Campaign Calls on Government to Embrace EU Process

A new campaign has called on the government to stop delaying the implementation of EU reforms and to get rid of "democratic scandals" such as Article 301.

Gül in Cyprus, Constitutional Draft Before Erdogan

President Gül has travelled to Northern Cyprus. The draft constitution is to be presented to Prime Minister Erdogan.

19 September 2007 Gökçe Gündüç