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Turkey government battles to push protest bill into parliament | i24news - See beyond

Turkey government battles to push protest bill into parliament

New bill authorizes police to arrest protesters for 48 hours, carry out searches without warrant

Turkey's ruling party on Tuesday sought to push through parliament a contentious security bill boosting police powers to crack down on protests, with the opposition using delaying tactics to thwart the debate.

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