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Turkey approves controversial law scrapping immunity for MPs


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 15:17 AFP Turkey's parliament on Friday adopted a highly controversial bill that would lift immunity for dozens of pro-Kurdish and other MPs and could see them evicted from parliament, sparking fresh domestic and international concern.

Turkey approves controversial law scrapping immunity for MPs


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 13:15 AFP Turkey's parliament on Friday adopted a highly controversial bill that would lift immunity for dozens of pro-Kurdish and other MPs and could see them evicted from parliament, sparking fresh domestic and international concern.

Turkish parliament adopts contentious immunity bill: speaker


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 12:19 AFP Turkey's parliament on Friday adopted a highly divisive bill that will lift immunity for dozens of pro-Kurdish and other MPs and could see them thrown out of parliament.

Turkey's Erdogan hails contentious immunity bill as 'historic'


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 12:07 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday lauded as "historic" a hotly-contested bill that could see dozens of MPs including pro-Kurdish lawmakers evicted from parliament.

Turkey's Erdogan hails contentious immunity bill as 'historic'


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 11:57 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday lauded as "historic" a hotly-contested bill that could see dozens of MPs including pro-Kurdish lawmakers evicted from parliament.

Turkey parliament adopts first clause of contentious immunity bill


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 11:08 AFP Turkey's parliament on Friday adopted the first clause of a bill that could lift immunity for dozens of pro-Kurdish and other MPs and see them evicted from parliament, sparking fresh domestic and international concern.

Merkel to raise concerns over Turkey's democracy with Erdogan: spokesman


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 10:42 AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel will raise concerns over democracy in Turkey when she meets President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next week, her spokesman said Friday, as Ankara began a final vote on a contentious bill lifting parliamentary immunity.

Turkey parliament votes on contentious immunity bill


Friday, 20 May, 2016 , 09:22 AFP Turkey's parliament began a final vote Friday on a controversial bill that could strip dozens of pro-Kurdish and other lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity and drive them out of the legislature.

Turkish helicopter that crashed may have been shot down: army


Thursday, 19 May, 2016 , 08:56 AFP A Turkish military helicopter which crashed last week during an operation against Kurdish rebels in the country's restive southeast may have been shot down, the army said Thursday.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in new PKK attack: army


Wednesday, 18 May, 2016 , 14:41 AFP Four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded on Wednesday in an attack on a military convoy blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the army said.