Posts Tagged ‘Judiciary’
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turks have witnessed the ruling AK Party bring a powerful army to heel and humble political rivals. The spectacle now of one prosecutor arresting another, emblazoned across the internet, illustrates dramatically where the EU-candidate's Muslim democracy is facing its ultimate test.
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turks have witnessed the ruling AK Party bring a powerful army to heel and humble political rivals.
Tags: Ankara, Army, Judiciary, Political Rivals, Reuters, Turkey, Turks
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's top court Wednesday annulled parts of a government-sponsored package of constitutional changes curbing the powers of the judiciary that critics say will tighten the government's hold on power.
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
ANKARA -Turkey's Constitutional Court Wednesday annulled parts of a government-sponsored package of constitutional changes curbing the powers of the judiciary and the army, court president Hasim Kilic said.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
ANKARA, May 6 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament voted early on Thursday in favour of an article restructuring a key judicial body, giving a fresh boost to the government's constitutional reform moves after an early setback. The reform of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), which government critics see as a bid by the ruling AK Party to boost its influence over the judiciary ...
Tags: Afx Uk Focus, Ankara, Constitutional Reform, Favour, Government Critics, Judicial Body, Judiciary, Parliament, Prosecutors, Reuters, Setback, Turkey, Turkish Parliament
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