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Turkish lawyers protest as parliament debates bar association bill

As Turkey’s parliament debates a controversial proposal to weaken the influence of established bar associations, lawyers are protesting in the nation’s major cities.

Diego Cupolo
Diego Cupolo
Jul 9, 2020
Lawyers, members of Ankara's Bar Association, clap as they protest against a bill examined by parliament upon the initiative of the ruling party AKP in order to change the system of bar associations that opponents say will dent lawyers' independence and influence on July 7, 2020. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Lawyers, members of the Ankara Bar Association, clap as they protest a bill being examined by parliament upon the initiative of the ruling party that would change the system of bar associations and, opponents say, will dent lawyers' independence and influence on July 7, 2020. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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