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Ismail Kahraman re-elected as Turkish Parliament speaker
İsmail Kahraman was on Nov. 20 re-elected as parliament speaker to head parliament for a second term.
AKP nominates Kahraman for second term as parliament speaker
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has nominated Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman for a second term in his position following a series of in-house consultations.
Turkish Parliament speaker meets parties after punches fly at General Assembly
Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman brought together the group deputy chairpersons of all parties at Turkey's parliament on Dec. 13, after fists flew once again at the General Assembly on Dec. 12.
Along with the heightened tension at parliament meetings, jailed deputies were also on the agenda of the meeting, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkey toughens passport control on German diplomats in retaliation for Cologne incident
German citizens with diplomatic passports have started to be investigated and searched in detail at passport control offices at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport after the deputy speaker of Turkish Parliament was temporarily held in an airport in Germany, Anadolu Agency report-ed on Dec 8.