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Turkish Constitutional Court rejects CHP's appeal to annul decree laws
The Constitutional Court has rejected the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)'s appeal for the annulment of decree laws issued by the government since the declaration of a state of emergency after the failed July 15 coup attempt.
The court rejected the appeal on the grounds of non-competence.
Turkish Constitutional Court rejects CHP's appeal to annul of decree laws
The Constitutional Court has rejected the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)'s appeal for the annulment of decree laws issued by the government since the declaration of a state of emergency after the failed July 15 coup attempt.
Turkey imposes heavier sentences for sexual abuse of children under 12
The Turkish government has drafted a bill to increase sentences issued for the sexual abuse of children, introducing gradual punishments on offenses against children under 12, in line with a Constitutional Court demand that the government regulate legal measures to be imposed on convicts.
Turkey restores access to Google Drive after blocking cloud storage services
Turkey's internet watchdog restored access to Google's cloud storage service, Google Drive, on Oct. 9 after it was blocked on the grounds of "administrative measures" allegedly due to a series of leaks by the hacking group RedHack.
Referendum for 'Srpska Day' not controversial: Serbian FM
A referendum by Bosnia's ethnic Serbs over a disputed national holiday, which defies a ban by the country's highest court, is not "controversial," Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
Libertarian charter the antidote to coups, top court head says
A new civilian constitution is the best answer to coup plotters, Turkey's top judge has said in an indirect address to the government.
AKP proposes parliament commission to discuss decree laws
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has proposed the establishment of a parliamentary commission that will include representatives of all four parties in the legislature in an effort to receive the opposition's views on the decree laws issued during the state of emergency.
Freed sexual abuse convict re-arrested upon prosecutor's objection
A sexual abuse convict, who was freed despite being sentenced to over 16 years behind bars after an Istanbul court cited a Constitutional Court annulment narrowing the punishment scope of such abuse offenses, has been re-arrested by the same court after the prosecutor objected to the ruling.
Parliament opens with coup attempt on agenda
The new legislative year of the Turkish parliament is set to kick off on Oct. 1, as debate on decree laws issued under the state of emergency are expected to dominate the agenda.
The Turkish parliament, which has been on summer recess since Aug. 20, will convene at 3 p.m. under the leadership of Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman.
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Milorad Dodik: I Won't Be Safe in Sarajevo
Dodik said on Tuesday that he does not feel safe enough to go to Sarajevo to answer calls to attend a prosecution hearing after Republika Srpska held a controversial referendum in defiance of a ban by the state Constitutional Court.
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