>The government's resolution was not able to get the simple majority vote
>in the parliament; hence it was rejected. Out of 534 parliamentarians
>only 264 supported the resolution when at least 268 supporters were
>needed --251 opposed, 19 abstained.
>
>
>As the parliament was in this 5 hour, rather turbulent closed session,
>hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters were on the streets of Ankara.
Congratulations on the courage and perseverance of those inside and outside the Turkish parliament.
This is real internationalism!
Chris Burford London