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Judicial reform to exclude court process for social media insults
In a major shift in the resolution of defamation offenses on social media, a new judicial reform envisages to only impose fines, closing off the litigation process, daily Hürriyet has reported.
Parliament strips imprisoned TİP lawmaker of seat
The parliament has stripped imprisoned Workers' Party of Türkiye (TİP) lawmaker Can Atalay of his parliamentary status, defying a ruling by the top court last September.
The decision by the Court of Appeals to unseat Atalay, who was elected to the parliament in last May's election while in prison, was read in the parliament on Jan. 30.
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General prosecution office eyes name change for ‘global recognition’
Bekir Şahin, the head of the General Prosecution Office of the Court of Appeals, has proposed changing the body's name to the "General Prosecution Office of the Turkish Republic" in a bid to enhance its international standing and better reflect its role.
Deeper wells 'threatening' Türkiye's breadbasket
The drilling of water wells to a depth of a minimum of 400 meters in the expansive agricultural lands of Konya Plain, Türkiye's breadbasket spanning 2.2 million hectares, has raised concerns, as sector representatives fear that excessive groundwater extraction will jeopardize the region's agricultural sector.
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Justice minister refutes claim of election talks with Öcalan
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has refuted the claims by İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener that the government sent a judicial person to the imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to ask his help for the May 14 polls.
People may face jail terms for making exorbitant rent hikes: Minister
Real estate owners who increase rents exorbitantly may face imprisonment, while judicial and administrative fines will be among other options, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said.
Election watchdog OKs ministers’ running for parliament
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has given a green light for the ministers to continue their political campaigning for the parliamentary elections while continuing their jobs.
The YSK'S decision came upon an appeal by the opposition parties who recalled that the ministers should resign from their jobs if they want to run for the parliament just like any other civil servant.
Political parties submit deputy candidate lists to election board
Political parties submitted their parliamentary candidate lists for May 14 polls to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on April 9.
HDP refuses to present verbal defense before top court
The Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) has announced its decision not to make a verbal defense before the Constitutional Court in reaction to the top court's rejection of its appeal to postpone it to a post-election date.
Turkish, Greek top diplomats discuss ties over phone
Turkish and Greek foreign ministers, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Nikos Dendias, respectively exchanged a phone conversation over consular affairs on March 14, diplomatic sources informed.