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Turkey's parliament on Tuesday approved legislation modifying electoral regulations, leading to a brawl on the chamber floor as the opposition says the new rules could lead to fraud and undermine the integrity of a slate of polls...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The legal world is a busy place. The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman (OTO) has anti-graft and corruption charges Tuesday against former Philippines president Benigno...

The Instanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Tuesday upheld Enis Berberoğlu's 25-year prison sentence, finding the appeals court did not have grounds to order a retrial . Berberoğlu, deputy of the main opposition party, Republican People's Party (CHP), was...

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Thursday that the Turkish Constitutional Court would reject any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, and the European Court of Human...

The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved on Sunday the final article of a constitutional reform package, which opponents fear will take the country closer toward authoritarianism. Five of the 18 articles were already approved ...

The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved controversial constitutional reforms, as part of an 18-article bill on Friday, which would allow the president to retain ties with a political party and issue decrees. The draft amendment of...

The Turkish Constitutional Court on Friday rejected petitions by opposition lawmakers seeking to lift immunity for members of Parliament. The Turkish parliament had passed two temporary amendments last month that would allow 138 deputies...

The Turkish Constitutional Court on Friday struck down parts of a controversial law that increased Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's control over the judicial system. Amid protests over suspected government corruption and violence inside parliament,...

Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP) , asked the nation's high court on Friday to overturn a newly enacted law granting parliament greater control over the judiciary. The CHP claims the law is an attempt...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a law on Wednesday which increases government control over the appointment of judges and prosecutors in the country. The new law grants the Ministry of Justice greater control...