Turkey's parliament

Security camera footage of Turkey's parliament is only stored a single month, officials have revealed after the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) demanded that previous security camera footage be analyzed regarding an alleged plot to attack the legislature.

The leaders of the four parties in Turkey's parliament have argued over the controversial system change that will replace the legislative system with an executive presidency, trading barbs during a special session of parliament to mark April 23, the 97th anniversary of the founding of the body.

Ankara has historically tended to side with the United States whenever relations with the European Union have deteriorated. 

Property sales to foreigners continued to plunge in Turkey in February, while overall sales also saw a quite slight fall, official data showed on March 24. 

Housing sales decreased by 0.2 percent in February compared to the same month of the previous year to 101,468 units, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) announced.      

A Turkish-Dutch friendship group in Turkey's parliament group will be abolished within the week following the eruption of a diplomatic crisis with the Netherlands, the group's chair, Ertuğrul Soysal, has said.

A body of constitutional law experts has warned of a ''one-person regime'' in Turkey, a German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung has reported, quoted by DW.

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has prepared a report regarding the April 16 constitutional referendum in which citizens of Turkey will decide whether to replace the current parliamentary system with an executive presidency, warning that the changes would usher in a "one-person regime."

Turkey's parliament has approved an omnibus law which introduced an exemption of 18 percent of value-added tax (VAT) for foreigners who invest in real estate in Turkey. 

The law, which was passed by parliament late on Feb. 23, will also be applicable to Turks who live and work abroad for more than six months. 

A group of people raided the headquarters of a union in Ankara on Jan. 24, beating the private security personnel and chanting slogans against the union head's recent objection to constitutional amendments that will give greater powers to the president.

Celebrities, athletes and TV figures have waded into the debate on charter amendments that will usher in a powerful presidency, turning to social media to publicly announce whether they are for or against the major changes to the country's political system.