Turkish Parliament enters recess till Oct 1

ANKARA

The General Assembly had been debating an omnibus law for over a month. AA Photo

Less than 48 hours after extending its work until Aug. 21 in order to complete deliberations over an omnibus law, including measures on more than 170 articles on a number of topics, Parliament’s General Assembly made a surprising decision on the early morning of Aug. 14 to enter recess until Oct. 1.

The opposition parties and the ruling party agreed to enter recess after finalizing deliberations over the fifth article of the omnibus law.

For the duration of the recess, the General Assembly will convene twice for the presidential oath and for the vote of confidence of the new government.

The General Assembly had been debating the omnibus law for over a month.