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Dissent

Fisticuffs in Parliament as Turkish Gov’t undermines Independence of Judges

Juan Cole 02/16/2014

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(Via AFP)

Lawmakers brawl as Turkey tightens grip on judiciary (via AFP)

Turkey’s parliament passed a contested bill Saturday tightening the government’s grip on the judiciary, sparking a fist-fight that left one lawmaker with a broken nose. Fighting erupted between ruling party and opposition lawmakers as the bill — tabled…

 

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Filed Under: Dissent, Human Rights, Islam, Turkey

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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