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Proposed constitutional amendments to be voted today
Proposed constitutional amendments to be voted today
On Monday, proposal for discussing the constitutional amendments in the parliament was passed with 338 votes in favor and 134 against.
10 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
HDP decides to rejoin parliamentary work
HDP decides to rejoin parliamentary work
HDP had decided to withdraw from parliamentary committees after the co-chairs and 7 MPs of the party were arrested on November 6. HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen announced that they have changed their mind and they will take part in the committees once again.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
HDP to appeal ECHR
HDP to appeal ECHR
HDP appeals to ECHR concerning the lifting of the parliamentary immunity, since the internal authorities to be appealed are exhausted.
3 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
The 26th term of Turkish parliament begins
The 26th term of Turkish parliament begins
The 1st legislative year of the 26th term of Turkish parliament begins today. MPs will take their oaths at the beginning of the new legislative year.
17 November 2015 Haber Merkezi
Off with their mustaches!
Off with their mustaches!
98 women were elected to the parliament on June 7, but this number declines to 82 on November 1. Now, the parliament is full of mustaches once again. Women are unhappy because of the unequal representation, but they will carry on struggling for their demands.
4 November 2015 Nazan Özcan