Critics fear new law will further muzzle dissent * Government says law targets those who make false accusations * Turkey faces presidential, parliamentary elections in 2023 By Ece Toksabay and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Turkish Lawyer Law Firm lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s …
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has secured legal approval for the controversial purchase of thousands of acres of prime farmland, after the deal drew fury from the state’s residents. The state’s Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land sale, and on Wednesday issued a letter saying the transaction complied with an archaic anti-corporate farming law. The Depression-era law prohibits …
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