Defense in Kurdish will be sent to Parliament when PM returns, says Justice Minister

Defense in Kurdish will be sent to Parliament when PM returns, says Justice Minister

ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
Defense in Kurdish will be sent to Parliament when PM returns, says Justice Minister

AA Photo

Turkey's Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin said the law regarding use of mother tongue in courts will be sent to parliament as soon as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returns, Anatolia news agency reported.

Ergin said the proposal was mostly compelete, with a few shortcomings that are being fixed. Prime Minister Erdoğan is currently in Bali, attending the Democracy Forum.

Lifting restrictions on the use of mother tongue in courts is one of the demands voiced by hundreds of inmates that are staging hunger strikes in prisons nationwide. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said late Nov. 5 that that defense in Kurdish would soon be possible with an amendment to Article 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CMK).  

Turkish President Abdullah Gül however called strikers to give up.

"Wrong methods of struggle never help towards the solutiong of a problem," Gül said.

Quark.Models.Entities.Ancestor?.Title?.ToUpperInvariant() Pope holds mass in Venices St Marks

Pope holds mass in Venice's St Mark's
LATEST NEWS

  1. Pope holds mass in Venice's St Mark's

    Pope holds mass in Venice's St Mark's

  2. Ireland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK

    Ireland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK

  3. Police clear pro-Palestinian camps as protests intensify on US campuses

    Police clear pro-Palestinian camps as protests intensify on US campuses

  4. 400-year-old village transformed into ‘airsoft’ arena

    400-year-old village transformed into ‘airsoft’ arena

  5. Iraq passes bill sentencing same-sex acts to jail

    Iraq passes bill sentencing same-sex acts to jail
Recommended
Local strawberry boom reshaping rural economies

Local strawberry boom reshaping rural economies
New Atatürk monument marks iconic photo spot 109 years on

New Atatürk monument marks iconic photo spot 109 years on
Edirne hotel bookings surge ahead of spring festivities

Edirne hotel bookings surge ahead of spring festivities
Muğla maps noise pollution to improve quality of life

Muğla maps noise pollution to improve quality of life
Man finds solace living alone in abandoned village for 12 years

Man finds solace living alone in abandoned village for 12 years
Plucking endangered tulips in Muş comes with hefty fine

Plucking endangered tulips in Muş comes with hefty fine
Galata tower restoration nears completion with new lightning rod installed

Galata tower restoration nears completion with new lightning rod installed
WORLD Pope holds mass in Venices St Marks

Pope holds mass in Venice's St Mark's

Pope Francis presided over mass in St. Mark's Square in Venice yesterday while warning of environmental damage and over-tourism, in a closely watched visit marking the ageing pontiff's first outside Rome since last year.
ECONOMY Vacancy rate in Istanbul office market falls significantly

Vacancy rate in Istanbul office market falls significantly

The vacancy rate in Grade A offices in Istanbul, Türkiye’s financial and commercial center, has declined markedly in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period of last year, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield TR International.
SPORTS Tour of Türkiye embarks on 8-stage journey

Tour of Türkiye embarks on 8-stage journey

The 59th Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (TUR) kicks off on April 21 in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya with the participation of 25 professional cycling teams.