Turkish Parliament

Turkish lawmakers granted approval over the weekend to the 2025 budget after weeks of deliberations, enacting legislation that projects expenditures of 14.7 trillion Turkish Liras (nearly $420 billion) and revenues of 12.8 trillion liras for the upcoming year.

The long-awaited regulation regarding changes to the Animal Rights Law has been published in the Official Gazette, setting new standards for the collection of stray dogs, their sheltering, adoption process, and the controversial practice of euthanasia.

A group of Turkish lawmakers has completed preparations for a digital copyright law that mandates payments for the use of online content produced within Türkiye, says the head of the Digital Media Commission.

The Turkish parliament has enacted critical reforms addressing internal security, with heightened penalties for carrying unlicensed firearms standing out as a pivotal measure.

The legislative body approved a comprehensive law late on Nov. 21, notably increasing penalties for the possession and trade of unlicensed firearms.

Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Türkiye—and rights groups—welcomed the move.

In a provocative address to the Turkish Parliament's budget committee, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan again raised the issue of Greece's Muslim minority, referring to the "Turkish minority in Western Thrace" and demanding Greece refrain from any provocations. 

Head of the Italian Senate's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Stefania Craxi.

Türkiye and Italy are aware of the importance of the stability in the Mediterranean, the head of the Italian Senate's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said on Tuesday.

The Turkish parliament has formed a commission of inquiry to investigate a health care scandal involving the deaths of newborns that are linked to fraudulent admissions to intensive care units.

The case centers on a scheme that allegedly exploited the country's social security system through fraudulent admissions of infants into intensive care units.

A panel on constitutionalism and Islam was held Saturday as a part of the 11th International Islam and Liberty Conference in Istanbul with the participation of dozens of academics from all around the world and former Turkish parliament speaker.