Major upheaval has brought this gathering where Turkey’s political parties meet to discuss changes

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Turkey leaders meet to defuse row over judicial curbs

AFP – Turkish leaders met on Monday to try to defuse a row over a controversial move by the government of embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to curb the powers of the judiciary. The proposed legislation, seen by critics as a bid to head off a widening divide.