11.   Opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers said the religious hatred clause had no place in a bill aimed at tackling terrorism.

12.   Prosecutors launched an investigation Monday against Kavakci on possible charges of inciting religious hatred.

13.   Prosecutors opened an investigation Monday against the deputy on possible charges of inciting religious hatred, which carry a maximum sentence of three years in prison.

14.   A clause in the bill making it an offense to incite religious hatred survived an attempt Monday by opposition lawmakers to have it thrown out.

15.   A separate court has launched a probe to determine whether Fuat incited religious hatred, a crime punishable with up to three years in prison.

16.   Bekir Yildiz, mayor of Sincan, which is near Ankara, was sentenced to four years and seven months in prison for inciting religious hatred.

17.   Both sides agreed they would try to prevent inciting religious hatred, the reports said.

18.   Both sides agreed they would try to prevent incitement to religious hatred, the reports said.

19.   Erdogan was convicted in September of inciting religious hatred by reading a pro-Islamic poem at a rally, and barred for life from serving in public office.

20.   Erdogan has served a four-month prison sentence for inciting religious hatred.