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Nationalist MHP accuses opposition HDP of ‘playing with fire’ with march
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, an ally of the government, has accused the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) of "playing with fire" after a "democracy march" it began to hold.
Court releases arrested former HDP lawmaker
A Turkish court on June 8 ruled in favor of releasing former opposition lawmaker Leyla Güven from prison.
Güven, who was stripped of her legislative immunity and arrested last week, had been sentenced to six years and three months for being a member of an "armed terror organization."
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Stripping three MPs of lawmaker status unconstitutional: CHP leader
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the stripping of the parliamentary status of three opposition lawmakers, calling it a blatant breach of the Turkish constitution and accusing the government of disregarding the people's will.
Election law should be revised: Justice minister
Considering and preparing a new election law is useful and necessary, Turkey's justice minister said on June 8.
Abdulhamit Gül evaluated the agenda in an appearance on journalist Cüneyt Özdemir's YouTube channel.
Three former opposition party lawmakers were sent to prison last Friday, a day after parliament revoked their seats.
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MHP leader welcomes dismissal of opposition MPs from the parliament
The dismissal of three opposition lawmakers is "is an obligatory requirement of the justice and democracy ethics," leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli said on June 8.
"Everyone is equal before the law. Nobody has the privilege or freedom to commit a crime," Bahçeli said in a written statement.
CHP, HDP mull new strategies after dismissal of three MPs
The dismissal of three opposition lawmakers, one from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and two from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), from parliament has pushed these two parties to mull new strategies in responding to the ruling party's moves.
Former opposition MP released from prison as part of virus measures
Former lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu was allowed to be held in an open prison and was released late on June 5 as part of measures against the novel coronavirus.
Berberoğlu has the legal right to be transferred to an open prison due to the time he already spent in prison in a previous arrest.
Turkish Opposition MPs Arrested after Losing Parliamentary Status
Turkish authorities arrested three opposition lawmakers on Friday after they were stripped of their parliamentary status the day before.
Three opposition MPs stripped of lawmaker status in Turkish Parliament
Three opposition lawmakers, including two Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies and one main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) MP, who were stripped of their statuses as members of the Turkish Parliament, were arrested early June 5.