Members of parliament from the ruling Ak Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) scuffle during a debate on a draft law at a parliamentary session in Ankara early February 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party asked the top court on Friday to overturn a law tightening government control of the judiciary, which it sees as a bid by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to snuff out a corruption scandal.
Hours after the law was enacted late on Thursday, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag appointed at least nine new senior members of the judiciary. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said the law contained many violations of the constitution, and appealed to the Constitutional Court to repeal it.
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