All their moves are against the people

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While the public agenda is occupied with IMM operations and pressures on the opposition, on the other hand, the button has been pressed for many laws. In the past week, many areas, from the judiciary to 2B lands, from the Directorate of Religious Affairs to the bosses, are being taken in an anti-people, pro-market, and reactionary manner.

Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum announced new 'good news'. The government, which is preparing to sell areas deforested by human hands, will thus legalize illegal constructions in exchange for money.

Article 7 of the Draft Law, which also includes regulations granting new powers to the Presidency of Religious Affairs, was accepted in the TBMM General Assembly. With this regulation, the General Directorate of Religious Services will provide spiritual counseling and religious services in student dormitories, educational institutions, youth centers and camps, penal institutions, health institutions, social service institutions and similar places on a cooperation basis.

"The Presidential Decree on State Aid in Investments" was published in the Official Gazette. With the decree, the country's resources will once again flow to the industrialists.

In the Maarif Platform's "Pedagogical and Scientific Perspective on Mixed Education Discussions" Workshop Report and Memur-Sen's "A New Paradigm for Family and Women's Policies" report, mixed education was criticized. While a signature campaign was launched for the constitutional amendment, the "Tevhid-i Tedrisat Law" was criticized.

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ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

The 10th Judiciary Package presented to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly has been a source of disappointment. The regulations included in the package, which did not meet the expectations of the public and increased the pressure on the opposition, drew reactions. The proposal, which foresees a sentence reduction for those in prison due to crimes committed before July 31, 2023, also saw the path to prison for those who committed crimes described as “non-criminal offenses.”