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Communications head blasts EU court ruling on Muslim women's rights

Turkey's communications director on July 17 blasted a top EU court ruling allowing companies in member states to ban employees from wearing headscarves.

"It is unbelievable that fascism just spread to the courts. This wrong decision is an attempt to lend legitimacy to racism," said Fahrettin Altun on Twitter.

Turkey condemns 'racist attack' against citizen in Germany

Turkey's ruling party spokesman on May 16  strongly condemned police violence against a Turkish citizen in Germany's Frankfurt, describing it as a "racist attack".

"This is a racist and fascist attack. It has nothing to do with public order," Ömer Çelik, spokesman for the AKP, said on Twitter, sharing the video of the police using violence against the Turkish citizen.

Probe launched over MP’s remarks on military

A probe has been launched into Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmaker Ali Mahir Başarır over his remarks regarding the Turkish army, the chief public prosecutor's office in Ankara announced on Nov. 30.

"The army was sold," Başarır said on private broadcaster Habertürk on Nov. 28, criticizing the government over the privatization of a national tank factory.

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