Turkey's parliament

A district on Istanbul's western outskirts has taken a blockbuster step to become a cinema leader in Europe after laying the foundations for the Midwood Istanbul Film Studio Complex, which will be the largest on the continent.

The Midwood project will make Turkey a significant arts and cinema player in Europe, said the deputy speaker of Turkey's parliament, Mehmet Akif Hamzaçebi.

Turkey's parliament cannot stay indifferent to the "public demand" for the death penalty, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, reiterating that he would approve the bill on the re-installment of capital punishment if lawmakers vote in favor of it.

Turkey's parliament cannot stay indifferent to the "public demand" for the death penalty, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, reiterating that he would approve the bill on the re-installment of capital punishment if lawmakers vote in favor of it.

Turkey and Israel are working to mutually appoint ambassadors "within a short period of time," the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Oct. 11.

As part of the normalization process with Israel, work to mutually appoint ambassadors is expected to be completed soon, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said when asked about the matter. 

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sept. 27 visited the Turkish parliament, which was bombed during the failed military coup of July 15.        

Blinken was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass and Cemalettin Tuney, the head of the foreign affairs commission at Turkey's parliament.

Turkey's parliament has approved a law on setting up a panel to monitor discipline for law enforcement officials, one of the last hurdles remaining before the country wins visa-free access to Europe for its nationals. 
               

Turkey's Parliament will attempt on May 3 to pass the last laws needed to fulfill 72 criteria before the European Union will consider granting Turkish citizens visa-free travel inside the bloc - just one day ahead of a deadline on the matter. 

Public outrage has persisted over Parliamentary Speaker ?smail Kahraman's recent remarks proposing the abolition of secularism, as the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has continued to call for his resignation amid other protests and criminal complaints.

A crew of Turkish academics and researchers who set off on a journey to Antarctica on March 29 have completed the country's first scientific mission and left the continent. The 14-person team, which includes scientists from different universities, urged lawmakers to sign a protocol concerning Antarctica upon their return. 

Neighboring Iran and Iraq are among the 14 countries with which Turkey has offered to sign readmission agreements in a move to enable Turkey to take back migrants rejected by the European Union more quickly.