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TV channels critical of government take zero adverts from state-owned companies

TV channels critical of government take zero adverts from state-owned companies

Nearly half of the adverts of state-owned companies were placed on three pro-government TV channels in nine months, an opposition MP has said.

22 October 2021

Main opposition CHP’s Çakırözer calls for Osman Kavala's 'freedom' at the Parliament

Main opposition CHP’s Çakırözer calls for Osman Kavala's 'freedom' at the Parliament

CHP MP Utku Çakırözer has talked about Osman Kavala’s continued imprisonment despite the ECtHR rulings at the Parliament: “Those who release [US Pastor] Brunson and Deniz Yücel with a phone call now talk about independent judiciary!”

21 October 2021

Six opposition parties discuss roadmap for return to parliamentary system

Six opposition parties discuss roadmap for return to parliamentary system

İYİ Party's Erdem noted that there are few examples of six parties coming together in Turkey's recent history, which shows how much a change in the system is needed.

Turkey’s Parliament ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement

LAW ENTERS INTO FORCE

Turkey’s Parliament ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement

With the votes of all political parties in favor, the legislative proposal foreseeing the ratification of the Paris Agreement has passed the Parliament. Turkey was one of the six countries which had not yet ratified the Agreement.

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.

Opposition parties submitted 3,076 bills in four years; none of them passed by parliament

Opposition parties submitted 3,076 bills in four years; none of them passed by parliament

More than 6,200 parliamentary questions were not answered and only 50 of the motions for parliamentary inquiries were accepted in the last legislative session, according to a new report.

22 September 2021

'Parliament is where the Kurdish question is to be resolved,' says Demirtaş

'Parliament is where the Kurdish question is to be resolved,' says Demirtaş

Behind bars for nearly five years, former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said, “The HDP aspires to resolve all problems of Turkey, including the Kurdish question; it is a political actor of its own will and it is, of course, an interlocutor.”

21 September 2021

‘Come on’: Social media users urge Parliament to have an emergency meeting on fires

‘Come on’: Social media users urge Parliament to have an emergency meeting on fires

Tweeting their messages under the hashtag #Hadi, which means “Come on” and is an abbreviation of the words “We want rights, justice and democracy” in Turkish, several social media users call for urgent action in the face of raging fires.

AKP’s omnibus bill passed into law

AKP’s omnibus bill passed into law

The ruling AKP’s omnibus bill prolonging the duration of State of Emergency practices and the minimum wage support to employers has been passed by the General Assembly of the Parliament into law.

HDP's Gergerlioğlu returns to parliament after top court ruling

HDP's Gergerlioğlu returns to parliament after top court ruling

The Constitutional Court ruled on July 1 that Gergerlioğlu's rights were violated when he was convicted of "terrorist propaganda."

Main opposition leader slams Erdoğan over his 'summer palace'

Main opposition leader slams Erdoğan over his 'summer palace'

Images of the president's summer house have been made public for the first time.

CHP’s Tanrıkulu on İzmir attack: Ground prepared for racist fascists

CHP’s Tanrıkulu on İzmir attack: Ground prepared for racist fascists

Making a speech at the Parliament, CHP MP Tanrıkulu has talked about the attack on HDP İzmir office: “What is the most dangerous of all is that the politics and some groups legitimize this murder through our deceased sister’s political and ethnic identity.”

Parliament sets up investigation committee on 'sea snot' in Sea of Marmara

Parliament sets up investigation committee on 'sea snot' in Sea of Marmara

The committee will work for three to four months to determine the causes of the problem and the measures to eliminate it.

4 parties at Parliament condemn Biden’s statement

RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

4 parties at Parliament condemn Biden’s statement

While the ruling AKP and MHP and the opposition CHP and İYİ Party have approved the declaration signed by Parliamentary Speaker Şentop, the HDP has rejected the declaration condemning US President Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide.

‘How will this Parliamentary commission investigate male violence?’

WOMEN’S PLATFORM ASKS

‘How will this Parliamentary commission investigate male violence?’

The Women’s Platform for Equality (EŞİK) has released a statement about the Parliamentary Commission Investigating Violence. The platform has defined the election process as "far from being participatory or functioning democratically”.

‘Security investigation’ passes the Parliament

‘Security investigation’ passes the Parliament

Rejected by the opposition before, the “Bill on Security Investigation and Archive Research” was debated and voted at the General Assembly of the Parliament again.

1,276 summaries of proceedings against 186 MPs

27TH LEGISLATIVE TERM

1,276 summaries of proceedings against 186 MPs

In the 27th Legislative Term, there are summaries of proceedings against 93 main opposition CHP MPs and 54 of 55 HDP MPs.

HDP's Gergerlioğlu expects stronger support from opposition

HDP's Gergerlioğlu expects stronger support from opposition

Starting a "justice watch" at the parliament after he was stripped of MP status, Gergerlioğlu has said that the public reaction against his expulstion has been stronger than the opposition's reaction.

18 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey has too many MPs, according to CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu

Turkey has too many MPs, according to CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu

The main opposition leader has criticized the government's economic reform package.

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Summaries of proceedings for some 203 lawmakers are pending at the parliament's Joint Committee on Justice and Constitution.

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

NEW SUMMARIES OF PROCEEDINGS AT PARLIAMENT

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

HDP's Oluç links the recent move to lift legislative immunities of his party's lawmakers to the talk of a new constitution.

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Files concerning three CHP deputies and 22 HDP deputies, including the nine lawmakers who face an aggravated life sentence, have been submitted by the Presidency to the parliament.

26 February 2021

Parliament rejects 162 motions about ECtHR judgment for Demirtaş's release

Parliament rejects 162 motions about ECtHR judgment for Demirtaş's release

Lawmakers asked whether Turkey has to comply with the ECtHR decisions or not, which violated the parliament's internal regulation, according to the Speaker's Office.

4 February 2021

Audit reports of Turkey Wealth Fund labeled as 'classified'

Audit reports of Turkey Wealth Fund labeled as 'classified'

The general director of the fund has said that it has 1 million Euro of debt with a capital of 33 billion dollars.

28 January 2021

Turkish Armed Forces to be deployed in Gulf of Aden for another year

Turkish Armed Forces to be deployed in Gulf of Aden for another year

The General Assembly of Turkey’s Parliament has ratified a motion extending the deployment of armed forces in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia and the Arabian Sea for another year until February 10, 2022.

27 January 2021

Investigation against columnist for writing parliament’s name in lower case

Investigation against columnist for writing parliament’s name in lower case

The Parliament of Turkey is officially called the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and abbreviated as “TBMM” in Turkish. Columnist Yılmaz Özdil now faces an investigation over an article titled "Tbmm..."

21 January 2021

Parliament passes bill bringing NGOs under tighter control

Parliament passes bill bringing NGOs under tighter control

With the law ratified, the Ministry of Interior is authorized to replace NGO executives who are prosecuted for "terrorism" charges.

28 December 2020

'Women's problems not sufficiently addressed in the parliament in past month'

WOMEN'S EQUALITY PLATFORM

'Women's problems not sufficiently addressed in the parliament in past month'

Only 30 of 519 parliamentary questions, 13 of 103 motions for a parliamentary inquiry and three of 62 law proposals were about women in the past month.

24 December 2020

Opposition leaders lambast government over Covid-19 management, foreign policy

Opposition leaders lambast government over Covid-19 management, foreign policy

CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu and his ally Akşener have criticized the ruling party at their parliamentary group meetings.

22 December 2020

Parliament passes budget amid criticism from opposition

Parliament passes budget amid criticism from opposition

Opposition deputies said that the government ignored the pandemic when preparing the budget.

21 December 2020

Only one out of 54 bills submitted to parliament in a month was about women's rights

WOMEN'S PLATFORM FOR EQUALITY

Only one out of 54 bills submitted to parliament in a month was about women's rights

The EŞİK organization has released its second parliament monitoring report about women's rights.

23 November 2020

Five parties agree to form an earthquake investigation committee

Five parties agree to form an earthquake investigation committee

Following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in İzmir, all five parties that have a parliamentary group have agreed for a three-month investigation.

4 November 2020

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