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Monday, January 13, 2014

Turkey: Another parliamentary punch-up over judicial reforms | euronews, world news

Turkey: Another parliamentary punch-up over judicial reforms

12/01 22:44 CET

Tempers flared in the Turkish parliament for the second day running as the justice commission debated a draft bill that would give the government more control over the judiciary.

Opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan say it is part of his efforts to stifle a corruption scandal that has seen three cabinet ministers quit.

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