Turkey court rules reforms valid

Turkey's highest court has ruled that a disputed constitutional reforms package passed by the government is valid.
The move, a blow for the current president and the main opposition party, paves the way for Turkey to hold direct elections for the presidency.Both the president and main opposition party had applied to the court to annul the reforms.
They had complained that the changes were adopted in haste and threatened the country's stability.The ruling AKP moved to introduce a direct presidential ballot to end the standoff caused when it tried to get its own candidate, Abdullah Gul, elected president through parliament.

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