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Even the government has withdrawn the legislation of the remaining articles of Turkey’s Homeland Security Act draft, the opposition criticized the move saying that the most controversial topics have already been passed.

5 more articles of Turkey’s new homeland security act have been passed last night with the administration transfer of gendarmerie forces from the Turkish Army to Interior Ministry.

HDP deputy Hasip Kaplan submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights, saying that the unstopped parliamentary schedule between February 17 and 27 for the legislation of Turkey’s new homeland security act was “drudgery”.

Human rights advocates and academicians started sharing their photos to protest the legislation of Turkey’s new Homeland Security Act - a series of regulations that impose 3 to 5 years of prison sentence for covering faces during demonstrations.

Thousands of advocates assembled outside the courthouse in Ankara and marched towards Turkey’s Parliament to protest the homeland security act draft.

Yılmaz Koçyılmaz (45), a former cameraman, has died of a stroke after being handcuffed by a traffic policeman even though he alerted on his hypertension. The case was brought to the attention of the parliament.

“This homeland security act will pass, pass pass,” PM Ahmet Davutoğlu said during his party meeting yesterday.

Advocates affiliated with Istanbul Bar Association held a night-long “justice watch” in Istanbul Courthouse against Turkey’s homeland security act draft.