Türkiye's Erdogan pledges to make new constitution

STORY: Türkiye's Erdogan pledges to make new constitution DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's speech at parliament for the start of new legislative year in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised Sunday to make a new constitution in the new term of the parliament and invited all political parties and all segments of the society to join the effort. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "Now we have a new task and a new opportunity before us. This is to give our country a new and civilian constitution." SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "We invite all parties, all MPs (members of parliament), all social segments, and everyone who has a say and proposal on this issue, to join our call for a new constitutio

Court rejects disability claims, says pension scheme constitutio

Court rejects disability claims, says pension scheme constitutio

SAPPORO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters hold a rally outside the Sapporo District Court on July 4 before the court hands down a ruling on their case. The court later rejected their claims who asserted the government should not have denied them disability allowances because they had not joined the state pension program after turning 20 as college students. (Kyodo)