Turkey's Constitutional Court rejected the law previously signed by President Abdullah Gul, providing for greater government control over the judiciary.
According to Turkish TV channel NTV, the court found some points of the law unconstitutional.
The reform was initiated against the background of the corruption scandal in December 2013 . Charges in various acts of corruption were presented to 24 persons involved , including three sons of Cabinet members. Turkish Prime Minister sacked ten ministers after three members of the Cabinet declared resignation in connection with accusations against their sons.
Recall, on February the 12 Turkish government sacked 166 judges at various levels. It happened in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court.
Judges and prosecutors occupying high positions in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir were sacked. According to Turkish media, jobs were also lost by about six thousand police officers involved in the corruption scandal. -02D-
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 15 days, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not provided an explanation for the delay, according to Azerbaijani media reports.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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