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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 ...

ANKARA, May 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday gave enough backing to a proposal to overhaul Turkey's top court for it to remain within a constitutional reform package, keeping the government's reform hopes alive after a setback on Monday. The plan to change the way judges are appointed to the Constitutional Court gained 337 votes from the 550-seat parliament, falling short of the 367 ...

Armenia is freezing its ratification of an agreement to normalize ties with Turkey and reopen their shared border, the Armenian president said Thursday dealing a setback to efforts to end the countries' long-standing enmity.

Armenia is freezing its ratification of an agreement to normalize ties with Turkey and reopen their shared border, the Armenian president said Thursday dealing a setback to efforts to end the countries' long-standing enmity.

Cyprus and Greece gave a guarded reception Monday to the election of Turkish Cypriot nationalist Dervis Eroglu, with Cyprus saying it could set back reunification talks key to Turkey's bid to join the EU.