81. On Thursday, the Turkish parliament launched a second inquiry into alleged corruption by former premier Tansu Ciller, the pro-Western leader of the True Path party. 82. Several former deputies expelled from the Turkish parliament on grounds of collaborating with the PKK are also represented. 83. The commission presented its report into the alleged mafia scandal overnight to the presidency of the Turkish parliament. 84. The coalition narrowly won its first vote of confidence in the Turkish parliament on Monday. 85. The democracy reforms were finally adopted by the Turkish parliament. 86. The Council of Europe Monday welcomed constitutional reforms approved by the Turkish parliament, calling them encouraging. 87. The mandate is renewable every six months, and the next vote by the Turkish parliament is due in June. 88. The MPs, who are not officially representing the Turkish parliament, arrived Monday night at the invitation of the Iraqi parliamentary speaker Saadi Mahdi Saleh. |