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Turkey strips 3 legislators of seats, setting off protest

| June 4, 2020 8:03 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday stripped three opposition party deputies of their legislative seats, setting off a raucous protest inside the assembly hall by colleagues who accused the ruling party of an assault on democracy.

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