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                     Turkey Tightens Control Over Judiciary

   Turkey`s parliament has approved a law giving the government more power
   over the council that appoints and oversees judges and prosecutors.
   The opposition says the law will limit the judiciary`s independence.
   The bill still needs the president`s signature to become law.
   Parliament passed the bill during an overnight session that sparked a
   brawl in which two lawmakers were injured.
   Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s government proposed the bill as
   it fights a corruption scandal that implicated people close to him.
   The main opposition party (CHP) has said it would appeal the law if
   parliament approved it.
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